Cymric

English
The Cymric cat on an Azerbaijani stamp.

Alternative forms
  • Cymraeg (used of the Wales and the Welsh language, but not the cat breed)

Etymology

From Welsh Cymru (“Wales”) +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪmɹɪk/, /ˈkʌmɹɪk/, sometimes /ˈsɪmɹɪk/[1][2]

Proper noun

Cymric

  1. (rare) The Welsh language.

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.
  2. A cat of this breed.
  3. (rare) A member or descendant of the people of Wales.

Synonyms
  • Cymric cat

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

Adjective

Cymric (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Cymry, the native people of Wales.
  2. (rare) Of or pertaining to Wales or the Welsh language.
  3. Of or pertaining to the Cymric cat breed.

References
  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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