What does "cymric" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "cymric"?

Common synonyms include: cymric cat, cymric cat, cymric language, walian, welsh, welsh.

Cymric

//ˈkɪmɹɪk// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun

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 Celtic language of Wales wordnet
3
A cat of this breed.
4
Synonym of Walian: a Welsh person, a Welshman or Welshwoman. rare

Adjective

1
Synonym of Welsh: of or related to Wales, the Welsh people, or the Welsh language. not-comparable
2
Of or related to Cymric cats. not-comparable

Proper Noun

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

cymric cat cymric cat cymric language walian welsh welsh

Etymology

From Welsh Cymru (“Wales”) + -ic (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, Cymru + -ic. Piecewise doublet of Cumbric and cognate with English Cambrian and Cymry.

Related phrases

cymric cat domestic cat manx cat

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