Cymraeg

Welsh

Etymology

From Cymro +‎ -eg.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /kəmˈraːɨ̯ɡ/
  • (South Wales) (standard) (colloquial) IPA(key): /kəmˈrai̯ɡ/
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Proper noun

Cymraeg f

  1. Welsh; the Welsh language

Usage notes

  • Often takes the definite article: y Gymraeg.

Adjective

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

  1. of the Welsh language.
  2. Welsh-speaking
    Fy nhad Cymraeg.
    My Welsh-speaking father.

See also

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
Cymraeg Gymraeg Nghymraeg Chymraeg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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