gwahaniaeth
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (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
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
- Note that despite ending in -iaeth, this word is masculine. See camddealltwriaeth, gwasanaeth, gwlybaniaeth and lluniaeth for similar rare examples of this.
Adjective
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
- gwahaniaethol (“distinguishing; discriminatory”)
- gwahaniaethu (“to differ; to distinguish”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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
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