rhag

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

• IPA^(key): /r̥aɡ/

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

• rhag ofn (“for fear; in case”)

Related terms

• rhag-

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