rhan

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r̥an/
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

rhan f (plural rhannau)

1. part, section
2. piece, portion, share

   Synonyms: darn, maint, rhaniad, cyfansoddyn

3. fate, lot

Derived terms

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

 

Mutation

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

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