diek

See also: 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.