Cambria
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Cambria, from Middle Welsh Kymry, from Proto-Brythonic *kömrüɣ, plural of *kömroɣ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkæm.bɹi.ə/, /ˈkeɪm.bɹi.ə/
Proper noun
Cambria
- (historical) Wales.
- A census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.
Derived terms
- Cambria County
- Cambrian
Latin
Alternative forms
- Kambria
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Welsh Kymry (modern Cymru, Cymry). First attested in, and perhaps coined by, Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1136).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkam.bri.a/, [ˈkämbriä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkam.bri.a/, [ˈkämbriä]
Proper noun
Cambria f sg (genitive Cambriae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Wales
- Synonyms: Wallia, Britannia
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cambria |
| Genitive | Cambriae |
| Dative | Cambriae |
| Accusative | Cambriam |
| Ablative | Cambriā |
| Vocative | Cambria |
| Locative | Cambriae |
Derived terms
- cambriānus
- cambricus
References
- Pryce, Huw (September 2001), “British or Welsh? National Identity in Twelfth-Century Wales”, in The English Historical Review, volume 116, issue 468, JSTOR 579192, page 797