Cymric

English

Etymology

From Welsh Cymru (“Wales”) +‎ -ic (adjective-forming suffix).[1] By surface analysis, Cymru +‎ -ic. Piecewise doublet of Cumbric and cognate with English Cambrian and Cymry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪmɹɪk/[2], /ˈkʌmɹɪk/[3], /ˈsɪmɹɪk/

Proper noun

Cymric

  1. (rare) Synonym of Welsh, the language of the Welsh people.

Noun

Cymric (plural Cymrics)

  1. A breed of domestic cat, developed in Canada, principally characterized by suppression of the tail and by a semi-long-haired coat, with a medium-sized, rounded, cobby body; it is the longhair version of the Manx cat.
    Synonym: Cymric cat
  2. A cat of this breed.
    Synonym: Cymric cat
  3. (rare) Synonym of Walian: a Welsh person, a Welshman or Welshwoman.

See also

  • Manx cat (the original, short-haired version of the breed)

Adjective

Cymric (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of Welsh: of or related to Wales, the Welsh people, or the Welsh language.
  2. Of or related to Cymric cats.

References

  1. ^ “Cymric, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ “Cymric”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  3. ^ George Philip Krapp, The Pronunciation of Standard English in America (1919), page 119

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