Cymric

Meanings

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

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. Synonym of Walian: a Welsh person, a Welshman or Welshwoman.

1. Synonym of Welsh: of or related to Wales, the Welsh people, or the Welsh language.
2. Of or related to Cymric cats.

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.