helbulus

Welsh

Etymology

From helbul (“trouble, bother”) +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /hɛlˈbɨ̞lɨ̞s/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /hɛlˈbiːlɪs/, /hɛlˈbɪlɪs/

Adjective

helbulus (feminine singular helbulus, plural helbulus, equative mor helbulus, comparative mwy helbulus, superlative mwyaf helbulus, not mutable)

1. troubled, worried
2. troublesome

   Synonyms: trafferthus, trwblus

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “helbulus”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies