onyoun
Franco-Provençal
editNoun
editonyoun (Valaisan)
References
edit- oignon in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
Middle English
editAlternative forms
edit- onyon, oynioun, oynon, oynoun, uniown, unon, unyon
- oynnun, oynoin, ungeon (Early Middle English)
- eyngnon, honȝon, onȝone, oyenoun, oygnon, oyneȝoun, oyneon, oyneoun, oynyon, oynyn, unnan (Late Middle English)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Old French oignon, from Latin ūniōnem (“onion”); the variation in pronunciation reflects differing adaptations of Old French /uˈɲun/. Compare unioun.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editonyoun (plural onyouns)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “oinyon, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.