wynwyn

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Welsh[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle English oinyon.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

wynwyn m (collective, singulative wynwynyn)

  1. (literary) onions

Synonyms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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

References[edit]

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