rhag

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *rrak, from Proto-Indo-European *proko-, whence also Old Church Slavonic прокъ (prokŭ, “remaining”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-.

Pronunciation

Preposition

rhag

  1. from (with verbs such as atal (“stop”) and dianc (“escape”) and adjectives such as diogel (“safe”))

Usage notes

  • Rhag does not cause a mutation.

Inflection

Personal forms (literary)
Singular Plural
First person rhagof rhagom
Second person rhagot rhagoch
Third person rhagddo m
rhagddi f 		rhagddynt
Personal forms (colloquial)
Singular Plural
First person rhagddo i/fi, rhagdda i rhagddon ni
Second person rhagddot ti, rhagddat ti rhagddoch chi
Third person rhagddo fe/fo m
rhagddi hi f 		rhagddyn nhw

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Colloquial Welsh morphology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “rhag”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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