rhad
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
rhad m (plural rhadau)
Derived terms edit
- rhad arnat ti (“bless you!”)
- rhadlon (“genial”)
Adjective edit
rhad (feminine singular rhad, plural rhad, equative rhated, comparative rhatach, superlative rhataf)
Derived terms edit
- rhad ac am ddim (“free, gratis”)
Mutation edit
| 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 edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “frato-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 140
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “far-na-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 122
- ^ 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