Cymro

See also: Cymro-

Welsh

Etymology

From late Proto-Brythonic *kömroɣ (“compatriot”), from earlier *kombrogos, compound of *kom- (“with”) + *brogos (“country”) (from Proto-Celtic *mrogis).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkəmrɔ/

Noun

Cymro m (plural Cymry, feminine Cymraes)

  1. Welshman
    Cymro uniaith oedd fy nhad-cu.
    My grandfather was a monolingual Welshman.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
Cymro Gymro Nghymro Chymro
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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