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Cumbric

Syllables: Cum·bric/ˈkʌm.bɹɪk/

Cumbric noun: 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.

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.

Origin of Cumbric

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

Questions about Cumbric

What does Cumbric mean?
Cumbric means 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.
What part of speech is Cumbric?
Cumbric is a noun.
How do you pronounce Cumbric?
Cumbric is pronounced /ˈkʌm.bɹɪk/ (UK).

Words near Cumbric in the dictionary

  1. Cumbria
  2. Cumbrian
  3. Cumbrian umber
  4. Cumbrian umbers
  5. Cumbrians
  6. Cumbric
  7. cumbring
  8. cumbrous
  9. cumbrously
  10. cumbrousness
  11. cumbrousnesses

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