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collie en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈkɒli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈkɑli/ (General-American)

Etymology

Perhaps originally from coal, with reference to its colour; compare colly and collier. More at Wikipedia at collie § Name.

Meanings

  1. Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
collies Number=Plur lexicographic
colly alternative, dated lexicographic
colley alternative, dated lexicographic

Deriveds

Bearded Collie · collielike · border collie · toy collie · collie-shangie · collie eye anomaly

Translations (16)

fr colley (group of dog breeds) · da collie (group of dog breeds) · ru ко́лли (group of dog breeds) · de Collie (group of dog breeds) · mr कॉली (group of dog breeds) · eo skota ŝafhundo (group of dog breeds) · gd coilidh (group of dog breeds) · ja コリー (group of dog breeds) · fi skotlanninpaimenkoira (group of dog breeds) · pl owczarek szkocki (group of dog breeds) · ko 콜리 (group of dog breeds) · sv collie (group of dog breeds) · fi collie (group of dog breeds) · ru шотла́ндская овча́рка (group of dog breeds) · bg коли (group of dog breeds) · el κόλεϊ (group of dog breeds)

wikipedia: Collie#Name