sebon

== Esperanto == === Noun === sebon accusative singular of sebo == Welsh == === Etymology === Uncertain. The sense “semen” is older than the sense “soap” (the former attested in Middle Welsh, the latter not until Early Modern Welsh), so it may be a conflation of Latin sēmen with Latin sāpō, although the vowels do not match either word. (If the Latin words had been borrowed into Proto-Brythonic, sēmen, sēminis would be expected to give Welsh *swyf(yn), while sāpō(nis) would give *sawb or *sobun.) Hypothesizing a borrowing from Old English sāpe (accusative sāpan) also leaves the vowels (and the early semantics) unaccounted for. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈsɛbɔn/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈseːbɔn/, /ˈsɛbɔn/ === Noun === sebon m (plural sebonau, not mutable) soap (substance used for cleaning) (obsolete) semen (male reproductory fluid) Synonyms: semen, had ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “sebon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies