gwahân

Welsh

Alternative forms

• gwahan (literary)
• gwân, gohan (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈhaːn/
• Rhymes: -aːn

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

• ar wahân (“apart”)
• gwahanol (“different”)
• gwahanu (“to separate”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwahân	wahân	ngwahân	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.