korrigan

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See also: Korrigan

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Etymology

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

Noun

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korrigan m (plural korriganed)

  1. korrigan
  2. (humorous) a short person

Inflection

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Derived terms

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French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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korrigan m (plural korrigans, feminine korrigane)

  1. korrigan

Further reading

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