diegyn

Cornish

Etymology

Calque of Welsh diogyn. By surface analysis, diek (“lazy”) +‎ yn.

Noun

diegyn m (plural diegynnow)

  1. (animal) sloth
    Synonym: lentvil

Mutation

Mutation of diegyn
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
diegyn dhiegyn unchanged tiegyn tiegyn tiegyn

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

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