Cymreig

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *kumrėɣig, from *kömroɣ (“comrade, compatriot”), equivalent to Cymro (“Welshman”) +‎ -eg (“of a language”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəmˈrei̯ɡ/

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Adjective

Cymreig (feminine singular Cymreig, plural Cymreig, not comparable)

1. Welsh; of Wales or the Welsh culture (but not of the Welsh language)

   Antonym: anghymreig

Derived terms

• Cymreigio (“to make Welsh”)

Related terms

• Cymraeg
• Cymraes
• Cymro
• Cymru
• Cymry

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Cymreig	Gymreig	Nghymreig	Chymreig
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Cymreig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies