gwahanu

Welsh

Etymology

From gwahân +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

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 (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 (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”)
  • 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
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