rhan

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸrasnā. Compare Cornish rann, Breton rann; Old Irish rann (whence Irish rann, roinn, Scottish Gaelic rann, roinn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /r̥an/
Rhymes: -an

Noun

rhan f (plural rhannau)

part, section
piece, portion, share
Synonyms: darn, maint, rhaniad
fate, lot
Synonyms: tynged, ffawd

Derived terms

ar ran (“on behalf of”)
o ran (“with regard to”)
rhan-amser (“part-time”)
rhanfyddin (“army division”)
rhannu (“to divide”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *rhan*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhan	ran	unchanged	unchanged

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

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies