Cymric

English
The Cymric cat on an Azerbaijani stamp.

Etymology

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

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

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

Synonyms
  • Cymric cat

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”, 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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