Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Etymology tree Old English [Term?]? Proto-Germanic *-gô Proto-West Germanic *-gō Old English -ga Old English dogga Middle English dogge English dog Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English doggy From dog + -y (diminutive suffix).
Etymology tree Old English [Term?]? Proto-Germanic *-gô Proto-West Germanic *-gō Old English -ga Old English dogga Middle English dogge English dog Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English doggy From dog + -y (diminutive suffix).
Etymology tree Old English [Term?]? Proto-Germanic *-gô Proto-West Germanic *-gō Old English -ga Old English dogga Middle English dogge English dog Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English doggy From dog + -y (diminutive suffix).
That's such a cute little doggy, Keira!
"Come on now, there's a good doggie!"1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 33:
The Torpedo Officer and I were on the lower bridge and we each had a doggy, a young midshipman […]2008, Iain Ballantyne, HMS Rodney: The Famous Ships of the Royal Navy Series:
[…] the "doggy" sometimes took a safety-lamp, and sometimes not, when he entered the mine in the morning; whether he did on the morning of the catastrophe was not apparent.1847, The Annual Register, page 175:
Her favourite position is doggy.
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| doggies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| doggie | alternative | lexicographic |
doggy bag · coconut doggy · doggy paddle · whoo doggy · doggy dog · doggy style · doggy fashion · doggy biscuit · woo doggy · doggy dinner bowl look · hoo doggy · doggy woggy · doggy treat
pooch · pup · puppy · corporal · puppy dog · poochie
vo hidogil (a dog, especially a small one) · de Hündchen (a dog, especially a small one) · sv vovve (a dog, especially a small one) · cs pejsek (a dog, especially a small one) · fi hauveli (a dog, especially a small one) · pl piesek (a dog, especially a small one) · el σκυλάκι (a dog, especially a small one) · sdc catteddu (a dog, especially a small one) · vo dogil (a dog, especially a small one) · bg ку́ченце (a dog, especially a small one) · hu kutyus (a dog, especially a small one) · de Hündlein (a dog, especially a small one) · fi koiruli (a dog, especially a small one) · fi koira (a dog, especially a small one) · et penike (a dog, especially a small one) · de Hundchen (a dog, especially a small one) · nan-hbl 狗仔 (a dog, especially a small one) · io hundeto (a dog, especially a small one) · sdn catteddu (a dog, especially a small one) · pt au au (a dog, especially a small one) · mr भूभू (a dog, especially a small one) · ru соба́чка (a dog, especially a small one) · he כלבלב (a dog, especially a small one) · vo jidogil (a dog, especially a small one) · fi hauva (a dog, especially a small one) · it cagnolino (a dog, especially a small one) · hy շնիկ (a dog, especially a small one) · tr köpecik (a dog, especially a small one) · da vovse (a dog, especially a small one) · fr chienchien (a dog, especially a small one) · tr köpüş (a dog, especially a small one) · sc catteddu (a dog, especially a small one) · sv voffsing (a dog, especially a small one) · it cagnolotto (a dog, especially a small one) · cmn 狗狗 (a dog, especially a small one) · et hundu (a dog, especially a small one) · sc cacciurru (a dog, especially a small one) · cs psík (a dog, especially a small one) · et kutsa (a dog, especially a small one) · fa هاپو (a dog, especially a small one) · cmn 小狗 (a dog, especially a small one) · fr toutou (a dog, especially a small one) · ru пёсик (a dog, especially a small one) · et koerake (a dog, especially a small one) · de Zamperl (a dog, especially a small one) · sc catteddu (a dog, especially a small one) · pt cachorrinho (a dog, especially a small one) · et aua (a dog, especially a small one) · sc calleddu (a dog, especially a small one) · sc cacciùcciu (a dog, especially a small one) · yue 狗仔 (a dog, especially a small one) · pt totó (a dog, especially a small one) · es perrito (a dog, especially a small one) · nl hondje (a dog, especially a small one)
From Middle English doggi, equivalent to dog + -y (adjectival suffix).
The house wore the startled doggy air of having been undeservedly rebuked. I knew the feeling.1993, John Banville, Ghosts:
King Lune […] had just come from making a round of the kennels with his Huntsman and had only stopped for a moment to wash his doggy hands.1954, C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy:
I know that, without becoming maudlin as so many doggy people unfortunately do, he thought a great deal of his faithful little companion.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| doggiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| doggier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
sv hundaktig (suggestive of or in the manner of a dog) · it canino (suggestive of or in the manner of a dog) · et koeralik (suggestive of or in the manner of a dog) · vo dogik (suggestive of or in the manner of a dog) · pl psi (suggestive of or in the manner of a dog) · et krantslik (suggestive of or in the manner of a dog) · el σκυλίσιος (suggestive of or in the manner of a dog) · et penitsi (suggestive of or in the manner of a dog) · ru соба́чий (suggestive of or in the manner of a dog) · de Hunde- (suggestive of or in the manner of a dog) · io hundala (suggestive of or in the manner of a dog)