périlleux

French edit

Etymology edit

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

Doublet of périculeux, a borrowing.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /pe.ʁi.jø/
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Adjective edit

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

perilous

Derived terms edit

saut périlleux

Related terms edit

péril

See also edit

dangereux

Further reading edit

“périlleux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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