shibwns

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • sibwns, (Southeast Welsh) shipwns

Etymology

Alteration of sibwls, variant form of sibol, borrowed in turn from obsolete English cibol (“Welsh onion”), from French ciboule, from Latin cēpulla, diminutive of cēpa (“onion”).

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈʃɪbʊns/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈʃiːbʊns/, /ˈʃiːbʊnz/, /ˈʃɪbʊns/, /ˈʃɪbʊnz/

Noun

shibwns (plural, singular shibwnsyn m, not mutable)

  1. shallots (inc. Allium ascalonium and Allium oschaninii)
  2. spring onions (Allium fistulosum)

References

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