gwahaniaeth

Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From gwahanu +‎ -iaeth.

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
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.