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Celtic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • kĕlʹtĭk (UK, US)
  • sĕlʹtĭk (UK, US)
  • (US) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈsɛltɪk/ (UK, US)
  • /ˈkɛltɪk/ (UK, US)

Etymology

Borrowed from French celtique or Latin celticus, equivalent to Celt + -ic. First attested in the 17th century.

Meanings

  1. Of or relating to the Celts.
  2. Of the languages spoken by Celts.
    • Sanskrit, Greek, Slavonic, Germanic, and Celtic names were all of this type, but there are also shorter names formed from the compound ones; […]. 1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xii:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most Celtic Degree=Sup lexicographic
Keltic alternative, rare lexicographic
more Celtic Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

Celtic Sea · Celtic curse · Celtic punk · Celtic knot · Anglo-Celtic · Celtic rock · Celticness

Relateds

Celt

Translations (58)

fr celte (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · es céltico (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · sv keltisk (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · af Kelties (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · sl keltski (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · is keltneskur (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · ko 켈트 (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · gv Celtiagh (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · ar قِلْطِيّ (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · gl celta (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · cmn 塞爾特 /塞尔特 (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · ar قِلْطِيَّة (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · ru ке́льтский (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · io Keltika (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · gl céltico (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · ja ケルト (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · pl celtycki (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · nl Keltisch (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · ang wīelisċ (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · bg ке́лтски (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · mk келтски (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · it celtico (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · el κελτικός (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · es celta (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · lv ķeltu (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · de keltisch (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · mr केल्टिक (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · fr celtique (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · gd Ceilteach (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · ar قِلْطِيَّة (of the languages spoken by Celts) · hy կելտական (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · cy Celtaidd (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · sh кѐлтскӣ (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · fo keltiskur (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · pt celta (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · ro celtic (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · la celticus (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · nn keltisk (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · fa سلتیک (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · be ке́льцкі (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · hu kelta (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · cmn 凱爾特 /凯尔特 (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · fi kelttiläinen (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · sh kèltskī (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · lv ķeltisks (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · kw keltek (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · cs keltský (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · nb keltisk (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · eo kelta (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · ca cèltic (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · la Celticus (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · yi קעלטיש (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · ga Ceilteach (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · da keltisk (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · pt céltico (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · grc Κελτικός (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · sk keltský (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) · br keltiek (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts)

Celtic en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • kĕlʹtĭk (UK, US)
  • sĕlʹtĭk (UK, US)
  • (US) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈsɛltɪk/ (UK, US)
  • /ˈkɛltɪk/ (UK, US)

Etymology

Borrowed from French celtique or Latin celticus, equivalent to Celt + -ic. First attested in the 17th century.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A branch of the Indo-European languages that was spread widely over Western and Central Europe in the pre-Christian era.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Any of several sports teams. See Wikipedia for a list.
  3. (countable) A player for any of several teams named the Celtics.
    • After the draft, Brown became a Celtic for six years.
  4. (countable, uncountable) Celtic F.C., a football club from Glasgow, Scotland.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Celtics Number=Plur lexicographic
Keltic alternative, rare lexicographic

Deriveds

Italo-Celtic · Celticist · Proto-Italo-Celtic · Proto-Celtic · Anglo-Celtic

Translations (42)

ru ке́льтский язы́к (branch of languages) · it celtico (branch of languages) · kw Keltek (branch of languages) · ca celta (branch of languages) · hy կելտական (branch of languages) · ca cèltic (branch of languages) · ja ケルト語 (branch of languages) · uk ке́льтсткий (branch of languages) · cs keltština (branch of languages) · nl Keltisch (branch of languages) · hu kelta (branch of languages) · sco Celtic (branch of languages) · uk ке́льтські мо́ви (branch of languages) · tr Kelt (branch of languages) · ga Ceiltis (branch of languages) · uk ке́льтська мо́ва (branch of languages) · ro (limba) celtă (branch of languages) · gl celta (branch of languages) · af Kelties (branch of languages) · pt céltico (branch of languages) · cy Celtaidd (branch of languages) · pt celta (branch of languages) · fa سلتیک (branch of languages) · lv ķeltu (branch of languages) · da keltisk (branch of languages) · cmn 凱爾特語 /凯尔特语 (branch of languages) · mr केल्टिक (branch of languages) · br keltiek (branch of languages) · fr celtique (branch of languages) · fi kelttiläinen (branch of languages) · pl celtycki (branch of languages) · de Keltisch (branch of languages) · nds-de keltisk (branch of languages) · nds-de Keltisch (branch of languages) · ru ке́льтский (branch of languages) · bg ке́лтски (branch of languages) · mk келтски јазици (branch of languages) · gl céltico (branch of languages) · fo keltiskt (branch of languages) · be ке́льцкія мо́вы (branch of languages) · es celta (branch of languages) · bg ке́лтски ези́ци (branch of languages)