Cymric
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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
Noun
[edit]Cymric (plural Cymrics)
- 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.
- A cat of this breed.
- (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)
- Synonym of Welsh: of or related to Wales, the Welsh people, or the Welsh language.
- Of or related to Cymric cats.
References
[edit]Welsh language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Category:Welsh language on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Cymric cat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Category:Cymric cats on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- ^ “Cymric”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ George Philip Krapp, The Pronunciation of Standard English in America (1919), page 119
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