rhad

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh rat, from Proto-Celtic *ɸratom (“grace, virtue, good fortune”),[1] from the root of *ɸarnati (“bestow”) from Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- (“bestow, give”), whence also Ancient Greek ἔπορον (époron, “supply”), Sanskrit पृणाति (pṛṇā́ti, “grant, bestow”), Latin parō (“prepare”).[2] Cognate with Cornish ras, Irish rath (“grace; prosperity”),[3] and also Old Irish ernaid (“grant, bestow”), from the same root.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /r̥aːd/
  • Rhymes: -aːd

Noun

rhad m (plural rhadau)

  1. grace
  2. blessing

Derived terms
  • rhad arnat ti (“bless you!”)
  • rhadlon (“genial”)

Adjective

rhad (feminine singular rhad, plural rhad, equative rhated, comparative rhatach, superlative rhataf)

  1. cheap

Derived terms

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

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “frato-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 140
  2. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “far-na-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 122
  3. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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