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Welsh
gwynwynyn, oinionyn, onionyn, winionyn, winiwnyn, wnionyn, winwnsyn, wynwynyn
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English oinyon.
Noun
nionyn m (plural nionod, not mutable)
- (North Wales) onion (Allium, esp. Allium cepa)
Synonyms
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nionyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies