Cumbric

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈkʌm.bɹɪk/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • 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:

Translations

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