Cymru en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /ˈkəm.ɹi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkʌm.ɹi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder. Proto-Celtic *kom- Proto-Brythonic *köβ̃- Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs Proto-Celtic *mrogis Proto-Brythonic *broɣ Proto-Brythonic *kombrogis Proto-Brythonic *kömroɣ Middle Welsh Kymry Welsh Cymrubor. English Cymru Borrowed from Welsh Cymru. Doublet of Cambria, Cumberland, and Cumbria.
Meanings
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(Wales, qualifier:otherwise rare) Synonym of Wales: a constituent country of the United Kingdom.
Communicating in English was usual till a common language could be established. But neither I nor Rob wished anyone to prioritise English on our behalf and the fact that anyone could be offended at hearing Cymraeg in Cymru was wretched. […] My friends had only been in Cymru a year, but Tim knew more local history than me, and the kids, being young, were already nearly fluent in Cymraeg.
2022, Julie Brominicks, The Edge of Cymru: A Journey, Bridgend: Seren Books, published 2023, →ISBN: