Cumbric

English

Etymology

From Cumbria +‎ -ic under influence from Welsh Cymraeg (“the Welsh language”). Doublet of Cymric.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌm.bɹɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ʌmbɹɪk
• Hyphenation: Cum‧bric

Noun

Cumbric (uncountable)

1. A Brythonic-Celtic language (code xcb) closely related to Welsh that was spoken in Northern England and Southern Scotland but went extinct in perhaps the 13th century.

Coordinate terms

Lost Celtic languages:

• Celtiberian, Galatian, Gaulish, Lepontic, Noric, Pictish

Translations

language

• Breton: kumbrieg
• Cornish: Kumbryk
• French: cambrien (fr) m
• Spanish: cúmbrico m
• Welsh: Cymbrieg f