gwahân

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Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *uɸo- (“sub-, under”) + *sanis (“different”), the latter from Proto-Indo-European *senH- (“apart, without, for oneself”).[1] Cognate with Proto-Germanic *sundraz (“separate”).

Pronunciation

Noun

gwahân m (uncountable)

  1. separation
  2. dissolution (of marriage)
  3. difference

Adjective

gwahân (feminine singular gwahân, plural gwahanion, not comparable)

  1. diverse, various
  2. distinct
  3. separate, detached

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwahân
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwahân wahân ngwahân unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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