diog

See also: díog

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʲik/

Noun

diog m (genitive singular dioga, plural diogan)

1. second (measure of time)

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh diawc, equivalent to di- (“not, without”) +‎ awg, from Proto-Celtic *dīākus, a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ- (“swift”). Compare Latin ōcior (“quick”), Ancient Greek ὠκύς (ōkús, “id”), Sanskrit आशु (āśu, “id”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.ɔɡ/

Adjective

diog (feminine singular diog, plural diog, equative dioged, comparative diogach, superlative diogaf)

1. lazy

Derived terms

• diogi (“laziness; to loaf”)
• diogyn (“lazybones, loafer”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
diog	ddiog	niog	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “diog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 97-8