deallus

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh dyallus. By surface analysis, deall +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /dɛˈaɬɨ̞s/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dɛˈaːɬɪs/, /dɛˈaɬɪs/
• Rhymes: -aɬɨ̞s

Adjective

deallus (feminine singular deallus, plural deallusion, equative mor ddeallus, comparative mwy deallus, superlative mwyaf deallus)

1. intelligent

Derived terms

• anneallus (“unintelligent”, adjective)
• deallusol (“initellectual”, adjective)
• deallusrwydd m (“intelligence”)
• deallusyn m (“intellectual”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
deallus	ddeallus	neallus	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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