perllesía

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • perlesía
  • pirllisía (Western Asturias)
  • perlisía (Riosa)
  • pirlisía (Teberga, Somiedo, Pravia)
  • pelresía (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French parleisie, from Latin paralysis, from Ancient Greek παράλυσις (parálusis, “palsy”), from παραλύω (paralúō, “to disable on one side”), from παρα- (para-, “beside”) + λύω (lúō, “loosen”). Doublet of parálise.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɾʎeˈsia/ [peɾ.ʎeˈsi.a]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: per‧lle‧sí‧a

Noun

perllesía m (uncountable)

  1. palsy
    Synonyms: paralís, paralismu, baldadura
  2. epilepsy
    Synonym: tembladera

Derived terms

  • perlléticu

References

  • “perllesía” in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana. Xosé Lluis García Arias. →ISBN.
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