gwahaniaeth

Welsh

Etymology

From gwahanu +‎ -iaeth.

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
Does dim gwahaniaeth gyda fi.
It doesn’t make a difference to me.
Synonym: ots
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 cyn wahaniaeth, comparative mwy gwahaniaeth, superlative mwyaf gwahaniaeth)

(South Wales, colloquial) different
Mae fe'n disgwyl yn wahaniaeth.
He looks different.
Synonym: gwahanol

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.