persli

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

persli m or pl (uncountable, diminutive perslïen)

  1. parsley
    Synonym: (literary) perllys

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of persli
radical soft nasal aspirate
persli bersli mhersli phersli

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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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