korrigan

See also: Korrigan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Breton korrigan, from korr (“dwarf”) + -ig (diminutive suffix) + -an (hypocoristic suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

korrigan (plural korrigans)

  1. A long-haired nocturnal and often malevolent Breton fairy princess.
    • 1945, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun, HarperCollins, published 2019, →ISBN, page 9:
      A continental Celtic female fairy called a corrigan, malevolent, sometimes seductive.

Breton

Etymology

From korr (“dwarf”) + -ig (diminutive suffix) + -an (hypocoristic suffix)

Noun

korrigan m (plural korriganed)

  1. korrigan
  2. (humorous) a short person

Derived terms

  • korriganez

Mutation

Mutation of korrigan
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular korrigan gorrigan c'horrigan unchanged
plural korriganed gorriganed c'horriganed unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Breton.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.ʁi.ɡɑ̃/

Noun

korrigan m (plural korrigans, feminine korrigane)

  1. korrigan

Further reading

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