dyghow
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *dexsos (“right”). Cognate with Breton dehou, Welsh de, Irish deas, Scottish Gaelic deas, Manx jiass.
The sense "southern" comes from the fact that the south is on the right-hand side of a person facing east.
Antonyms
Derived terms
- a-barth dyghow dhe (“on the right side of”)
- a-dyghow (“on the right”)
- a-dyghow dhe (“to the right of”)
- dyghowbarth (“south”)
Mutation
Mutation of dyghow
| Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
| dyghow | dhyghow | unchanged | tyghow | tyghow | tyghow |
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