Cumbric

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌm.bɹɪk/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ʌmbɹɪk
Hyphenation: Cum‧bric

Noun

Cumbric (uncountable)

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

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