gwahaniaeth
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ɡwaˈhanjaɨ̯θ/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɡwaˈhanjɛθ/, /ɡwaˈhanjaθ/, /ˈɡwanjɛθ/, /ˈɡwanjaθ/
- (South Wales, standard) IPA(key): /ɡwaˈhanjai̯θ/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɡwaˈhanjɛθ/, /ˈɡwanjɛθ/, /ˈɡwənjɛθ/
- Rhymes: -anjaɨ̯θ
Noun
[edit]gwahaniaeth m (plural gwahaniaethau)
- difference
- Synonym: ots
- Does dim gwahaniaeth gyda fi.
- It doesn’t make a difference to me.
- disagreement
- Synonyms: anghytundeb, anghydfod, anghydwelediad
Usage notes
[edit]- Note that despite ending in -iaeth, this word is masculine. See camddealltwriaeth, gwasanaeth, gwlybaniaeth and lluniaeth for similar rare examples of this.
Adjective
[edit]gwahaniaeth (feminine singular gwahaniaeth, plural gwahaniaeth, equative mor wahaniaeth, comparative mwy gwahaniaeth, superlative mwyaf gwahaniaeth)
- (South Wales, colloquial) different
- Synonym: gwahanol
- Mae fe'n disgwyl yn wahaniaeth.
- He looks different.
Derived terms
[edit]- gwahaniaethol (“distinguishing; discriminatory”)
- gwahaniaethu (“to differ; to distinguish”)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
gwahaniaeth | wahaniaeth | ngwahaniaeth | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwahaniaeth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies