wynwyn

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • gwynwyn
  • nionod
  • oinion
  • onionod
  • onion
  • winion
  • winiwn
  • wnion

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English oinyon.

Noun

wynwyn m (singulative wynwynyn)

  1. onions

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalh-prothesis
wynwyn unchanged unchanged hwynwyn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “wynwyn, wnion, winion, winiwn, &c.”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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