persli

Welsh

Persli

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English persely, from Old French peresil, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλῑνον (petrosélīnon).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛrslɪ/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛrsli/

Noun

persli m (uncountable)

parsley
Synonym: perllys

Derived terms

perslïen (“diminutive”)
rhedyn persli (“parsley ferns”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
persli	bersli	mhersli	phersli
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), “persli”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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