adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the Celts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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Standard Lemma guide
Celtic
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK, US: kĕlʹtĭk
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UK, US: sĕlʹtĭk
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UK, US: /ˈkɛltɪk/
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UK, US: /ˈsɛltɪk/ dated outside sports
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rhymes with -ɛltɪk
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CMU ARPABET: S EH1 L T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: K EH1 L T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of the languages spoken by Celts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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name
Meaning 3
A branch of the Indo-European languages that was spread widely over Western and Central Europe in the pre-Christian era.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 4
Any of several sports teams. See Wikipedia for a list.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 5
A player for any of several teams named the Celtics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
- After the draft, Brown became a Celtic for six years.
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name
Meaning 6
Celtic F.C., a football club from Glasgow, Scotland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
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adjective
Meaning 7
relating to or characteristic of the Celts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Gaelic
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Celtic language
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite
Narrower terms: Gaelic, Goidelic, Erse, Brythonic, Brittanic
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French celtique or Latin celticus, equivalent to Celt + -ic. First attested in the 17th century.
Across languages
Translations
100 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: Kelties — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Arabic: قِلْطِيّ (qilṭiyy) — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Arabic: قِلْطِيَّة (qilṭiyya) — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Armenian: կելտական (keltakan) — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Belarusian: ке́льцкі (kjélʹcki) — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Breton: keltiek — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Bulgarian: ке́лтски (kéltski) — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Catalan: cèltic — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Chinese Mandarin: 塞爾特 /塞尔特 (sài'ěrtè) — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Chinese Mandarin: 凱爾特 /凯尔特 (kǎi'ěrtè) — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Cornish: keltek — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Czech: keltský — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Danish: keltisk — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Dutch: Keltisch — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Esperanto: kelta — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Faroese: keltiskur — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Finnish: kelttiläinen — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- French: celtique — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- French: celte — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Galician: celta — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Galician: céltico — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- German: keltisch — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Greek: κελτικός (keltikós) — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Ancient Greek: Κελτικός (Keltikós) — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Hungarian: kelta — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Icelandic: keltneskur — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Ido: Keltika — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Irish: Ceilteach — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Italian: celtico — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Japanese: ケルト (keruto) — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Korean: 켈트 (kelteu) — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Latin: celticus — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Latin: Celticus — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Latvian: ķeltu — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Latvian: ķeltisks — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Macedonian: келтски (keltski) — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Manx: Celtiagh — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Marathi: केल्टिक (kelṭik) — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Norwegian Bokmål: keltisk — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Norwegian Nynorsk: keltisk — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Old English: wīelisċ — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Persian: سلتیک (seltik) — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Polish: celtycki — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Portuguese: céltico — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Portuguese: celta — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Romanian: celtic — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Russian: ке́льтский (kélʹtskij) — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Scottish Gaelic: Ceilteach — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Serbo-Croatian: кѐлтскӣ — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Serbo-Croatian: kèltskī — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Slovak: keltský — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Slovene: keltski — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Spanish: céltico — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Spanish: celta — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Swedish: keltisk — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Welsh: Celtaidd — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Yiddish: קעלטיש (keltish) — of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Arabic: قِلْطِيَّة (qilṭiyya) — of the languages spoken by Celts
- Afrikaans: Kelties — branch of languages
- Armenian: կելտական (keltakan) — branch of languages
- Belarusian: ке́льцкія мо́вы (kjélʹckija móvy) — branch of languages
- Breton: keltiek — branch of languages
- Bulgarian: ке́лтски ези́ци (kéltski ezíci) — branch of languages
- Bulgarian: ке́лтски (kéltski) — branch of languages
- Catalan: celta — branch of languages
- Catalan: cèltic — branch of languages
- Chinese Mandarin: 凱爾特語 /凯尔特语 (kǎi'ěrtè yǔ) — branch of languages
- Cornish: Keltek — branch of languages
- Czech: keltština — branch of languages
- Danish: keltisk — branch of languages
- Dutch: Keltisch — branch of languages
- Faroese: keltiskt — branch of languages
- Finnish: kelttiläinen — branch of languages
- French: celtique — branch of languages
- Galician: celta — branch of languages
- Galician: céltico — branch of languages
- German: Keltisch — branch of languages
- Hungarian: kelta — branch of languages
- Irish: Ceiltis — branch of languages
- Italian: celtico — branch of languages
- Japanese: ケルト語 — branch of languages
- Latvian: ķeltu — branch of languages
- Low German: Keltisch — branch of languages
- Low German: keltisk — branch of languages
- Macedonian: келтски јазици (keltski jazici) — branch of languages
- Marathi: केल्टिक (kelṭik) — branch of languages
- Persian: سلتیک (seltik) — branch of languages
- Polish: celtycki — branch of languages
- Portuguese: celta — branch of languages
- Portuguese: céltico — branch of languages
- Romanian: (limba) celtă — branch of languages
- Russian: ке́льтский (kélʹtskij) — branch of languages
- Russian: ке́льтский язы́к (kélʹtskij jazýk) — branch of languages
- Scots: Celtic — branch of languages
- Spanish: celta — branch of languages
- Turkish: Kelt — branch of languages
- Ukrainian: ке́льтсткий (kélʹtstkyj) — branch of languages
- Ukrainian: ке́льтська мо́ва (kélʹtsʹka móva) — branch of languages
- Ukrainian: ке́льтські мо́ви (kélʹtsʹki móvy) — branch of languages
- Welsh: Celtaidd — branch of languages
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