périlleux

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French perilleus, inherited from Latin perīculōsus (probably through a contracted Vulgar Latin form *periclosu(s)). By surface analysis, péril +‎ -eux.

Doublet of périculeux, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.ʁi.jø/

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Adjective

périlleux (feminine périlleuse, masculine plural périlleux, feminine plural périlleuses)

1. perilous

   saut périlleux ― somersault

Derived terms

• périlleusement

See also

• dangereux

Further reading

• “périlleux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012