peryglus

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh peryglus, from Proto-Brythonic *periglʉs, from Latin perīculōsus. By surface analysis, perygl (“danger, peril, risk”) +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /pɛˈrəɡlɨ̞s/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /pɛˈrəɡlɪs/

Adjective

peryglus (feminine singular peryglus, plural peryglus, equative mor beryglus, comparative mwy peryglus, superlative mwyaf peryglus)

1. dangerous, critical, vital

Derived terms

• amheryglus

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
peryglus	beryglus	mheryglus	pheryglus
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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