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)

1. parsley

   Synonym: perllys

Derived terms

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

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