Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

korrigan

/ˈkɒɹɪɡən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ko-r-ri-g-an
IPA: /ˈkɒɹɪɡən/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long-haired nocturnal and often malevolent Breton fairy princess; such creatures considered collectively.

name

Example Sentences

"The Korrigan, our authority further states, can predict the future, assume any form they please, move from place to place with the rapidity of thought, cure maladies by the aid of charms which they communicate to their favourites."
"Like fairies in general the Korrigan steal children, against which the remedy usually employed is, to place the child under the protection of the Virgin, by putting a rosary or a scapulary about its neck."
"A continental Celtic female fairy called a corrigan, malevolent, sometimes seductive."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: korrigan, -

Inflected Forms

korrigans (plural) corrigan (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce korrigan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɒɹɪɡən/.
What does korrigan mean?: A long-haired nocturnal and often malevolent Breton fairy princess; such creatures considered collectively.
Where does korrigan come from?: Borrowed from Breton korrigan, from korr (“dwarf”) + -ig (diminutive suffix) + -an (hypocoristic suffix).

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