rhad

Welsh

From Old Welsh rat, from Proto-Brythonic *rrad, 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.

rhad m (plural rhadau)

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

Mutated forms of *rhad*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhad	rad	unchanged	unchanged

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

^ 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