deallus

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh dyallus. By surface analysis, deall +‎ -us.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /dɛˈaɬɨ̞s/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /dɛˈaːɬɪs/, /dɛˈaɬɪs/
  • Rhymes: -aɬɨ̞s

Adjective

deallus (feminine singular deallus, plural deallusion, equative mor ddeallus, comparative mwy deallus, superlative mwyaf deallus)

  1. intelligent

Derived terms
  • anneallus (“unintelligent”, adjective)
  • deallusol (“initellectual”, adjective)
  • deallusrwydd m (“intelligence”)
  • deallusyn m (“intellectual”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
deallus ddeallus neallus unchanged
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), “deallus”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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