diek

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish dioc, from Proto-Celtic *dīākus, a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ- (“swift”). Cognate with Welsh diog.

Adjective

diek

  1. lazy, idle

Derived terms

  • diegi (“laziness, sloth”)
  • diegyn (“sloth (animal)”)
  • diekter (“laziness”)

Mutation

Mutation of diek
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
diek dhiek unchanged tiek tiek tiek

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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