périlleux

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French perilleus, inherited from Latin perīculōsus (probably through a contracted Vulgar Latin form *periclosu(s)). By surface analysis, péril +‎ -eux.

Doublet of périculeux, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.ʁi.jø/
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Adjective

périlleux (feminine périlleuse, masculine plural périlleux, feminine plural périlleuses)

  1. perilous
    saut périlleux ― somersault

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