helbulus
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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From helbul (“trouble, bother”) + -us.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /hɛlˈbɨ̞lɨ̞s/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /hɛlˈbiːlɪs/, /hɛlˈbɪlɪs/
Adjective[edit]
helbulus (feminine singular helbulus, plural helbulus, equative mor helbulus, comparative mwy helbulus, superlative mwyaf helbulus, not mutable)
- troubled, worried
- troublesome
- Synonyms: trafferthus, trwblus
Further reading[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “helbulus”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies