Cymric

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English[edit]

The Cymric cat on an Azerbaijani stamp.

Etymology[edit]

From Welsh Cymru (“Wales”) +‎ -ic (“forming adjectives”). Doublet of Cumbric and cognate with English Cambrian and Cymry.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Cymric

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

Noun[edit]

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.
  2. A cat of this breed.
  3. (rare) Synonym of Walian: a Welsh person, a Welshman or Welshwoman.

Synonyms[edit]

See also[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ “Cymric”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. ^ George Philip Krapp, The Pronunciation of Standard English in America (1919), page 119
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