gwahanu

Welsh

Etymology

From gwahân +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈhanɨ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈhaːni/, /ɡwaˈhani/

Verb

gwahanu (first-person singular present gwahanaf)

1. (transitive) to separate, to detach, to part

   Synonyms: didoli, ysgaru, datgysylltu, rhannu, hollti, neilltuo

   1. to disperse, to scatter

      Synonym: gwasgaru

2. (intransitive) to separate, to split up

   Synonyms: ymwahanu, ymrannu, ymneilltuo

   1. to withdraw, to secede

      Synonyms: ysgaru, ymadael

Conjugation

Conjugation of gwahanu (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	gwahanaf	gwaheni	gwahana	gwahanwn	gwahenwch, gwahanwch	gwahanant	gwahenir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	gwahanwn	gwahanit	gwahanai	gwahanem	gwahanech	gwahanent	gwahenid
preterite	gwahenais	gwahenaist	gwahanodd	gwahanasom	gwahanasoch	gwahanasant	gwahanwyd
pluperfect	gwahanaswn	gwahanasit	gwahanasai	gwahanasem	gwahanasech	gwahanasent	gwahanasid, gwahanesid
present subjunctive	gwahanwyf	gwahenych	gwahano	gwahanom	gwahanoch	gwahanont	gwahaner
imperative	—	gwahana	gwahaned	gwahanwn	gwahenwch, gwahanwch	gwahanent	gwahaner
verbal noun	gwahanu
verbal adjectives	gwahanedig gwahanadwy

Conjugation of gwahanu (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	gwahana i, gwahanaf i	gwahani di	gwahanith o/e/hi, gwahaniff e/hi	gwahanwn ni	gwahanwch chi	gwahanan nhw
conditional	gwahanwn i, gwahanswn i	gwahanet ti, gwahanset ti	gwahanai fo/fe/hi, gwahansai fo/fe/hi	gwahanen ni, gwahansen ni	gwahanech chi, gwahansech chi	gwahanen nhw, gwahansen nhw
preterite	gwahanais i, gwahanes i	gwahanaist ti, gwahanest ti	gwahanodd o/e/hi	gwahanon ni	gwahanoch chi	gwahanon nhw
imperative	—	gwahana	—	—	gwahanwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Derived terms

• gwahanadwy (“separable, distinguishable”)
• gwahanedig (“separate”)
• gwahaniad (“separation, splitting”)
• gwahaniaeth (“difference, distinction; disagreement”)
• gwahannod (“semicolon”)
• gwahanwr (“separator, divider”)
• ymwahanu (“to separate oneself”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gwahanu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwahanu	wahanu	ngwahanu	unchanged

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

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gwahanu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gwahanu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies