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Cymric language

Cymric language

9.4
A language spoken mainly in Wales called Welsh
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : idioma cymrico
  • Efforts to preserve the Cymric language have increased in recent decades throughout Wales.

Examples

  • The Cymric language has a rich literary tradition dating back over a thousand years.

  • He decided to learn the Cymric language to connect with his Welsh heritage.

  • I am learning Cymric language to connect with my heritage.

  • Have you ever spoken the Cymric language?

  • Efforts to preserve the Cymric language have increased in recent decades throughout Wales.

  • He decided to learn the Cymric language to connect with his Welsh heritage.

  • The Cymric language has a rich literary tradition dating back over a thousand years.

Synonyms

Welsh
vsCymric language
3 6.5

The language spoken in Wales

is an alternative name rather than the common form
Cymric
vsCymric language
  • Archaic
9.9

A language people speak in Wales, usually called Welsh

is an alternative name for the same language
Welsh language
vsCymric language
6.3

A Celtic language spoken in Wales

is an alternative name used for the same language

Surface Forms

Cymric language singular
Cymric languages plural

Morphology

Cymric + language

The meaning is directly compositional: 'Cymric' denotes Welsh and 'language' denotes a speech system, so 'Cymric language' straightforwardly means the Welsh language. This noun + noun naming pattern is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately understandable to a learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Cymric language comes from the Welsh word Cymru, the name Welsh people use for the country 'Wales'. So Cymric was used to mean 'of Wales', and the phrase refers to the language spoken in Wales today.