Cymry

English Etymology Borrowed from en cy Cymry, q.v. Cognate with en Cambrian and en Cymric. Noun p en uncommon en Welsh: the Welsh people collectively. en 1828 w:Thomas Keightley The Fairy Mythology II London William Harrison Ainsworth 198 For though, as the tale goes, the Tylwyth Têg and their garden undoubtedly occupy the spot to this day, though the birds still keep at a respectful distance from the lake, and some broken strains of music are still heard at times, yet the door which led to the island has never re-opened, and from the date of this sacrilegious act, the Cymry have been unfortunate. en w:James Bonwick Who Are the Welsh? Our Nationalities III London David Bogue,3, St. Martin’s Place, Trafalgar Square 1881 46 https://archive.org/details/ournationalities00bonwuoft/page/n321/mode/1up The natural conclusion is that the Silurians or Iberians, now represented by the little, dark Welshmen, are the oldest existing race in Wales, and, though now speaking Cymraeg, were long before the Cymry there. en Jodie K. Scales Of Kindred Celtic Origins 1 (Myths, Legends, Genealogy and History of an Ordinary American Family) Lincoln, Neb. Writers Club Press, iUniverse 2001 416 https://books.google.com/books?id=rPp-SF_m1VIC&pg=PA416 0-595-18573-8 “What brings you into our lands?” The strange looking barbarian asked again. / He was speaking Cymraeg, which means the language of the aborigines, or “the language of the first race.” It was the same language of the Cymry of which Cedric and his tribe was a people of. en Demonymsen Ethnonymsen Nationalitiesen Peopleen United Kingdomen Wales Welsh Etymology From cy cel-bry-pro *kömrüɣ, plural of cel-bry-pro *kömroɣ. Pronunciation cy /ˈkəmrɨ̞/ cy-N cy /ˈkəmri/ cy-S cy Cymru.ogg cy əmrɨ 2 cy Cymru Proper noun p The Welsh Noun nounf m-p cy Cymro; Welshmen Mutation