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rhad.

grace, blessing, favour

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/r̥aːd/

  1. grace, blessing, favour

    masculine

  2. generosity, goodness

    masculine

  3. talent

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Welsh rat, from Proto-Brythonic *rrad, from Proto-Celtic *ɸratom (“grace, virtue, good fortune”), 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”). Cognate with Cornish ras, Irish rath (“grace; prosperity”), and also Old Irish ernaid (“grant, bestow”), from the same root.

adj/r̥aːd/

  1. free, gratis

    obsolete

  2. cheap

  3. worthless, of inferior quality

Where this word comes from

From Old Welsh rat, from Proto-Brythonic *rrad, from Proto-Celtic *ɸratom (“grace, virtue, good fortune”), 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”). Cognate with Cornish ras, Irish rath (“grace; prosperity”), and also Old Irish ernaid (“grant, bestow”), from the same root.

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