Celtic (redirected from Celtics)

Celt·ic  (kltk, sl-) also Kelt·ic (kl-)

n.

A subfamily of the Indo-European language family comprising the Insular and the Continental branches.

adj.

Of or relating to the Celtic people and languages.

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Celtic [ˈkɛltɪk ˈsɛl-], Keltic

n

(Linguistics / Languages) a branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, still spoken in parts of Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and Brittany. Modern Celtic is divided into the Brythonic (southern) and Goidelic (northern) groups

adj

(Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Celts or the Celtic languages

Celtically , Keltically adv

Celticism  [ˈkɛltɪˌsɪzəm ˈsɛl-], Kelticism n

Celticist , Celtist, Kelticist, Keltist n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Celtic - a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era Celtic language Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite, Indo-European - the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia Erse, Gaelic, Goidelic - any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland Brittanic, Brythonic - a southern group of Celtic languages
Adj.	1.	Celtic - relating to or characteristic of the Celts Gaelic

Translations

Celtic [ˈkeltɪk, ˈseltɪk]

A. ADJ → celta, céltico

B. N (Ling) → celta m

Celtic [ˈkɛltɪk]

adj → celte, celtique

n (= language) → celtique m

Celtic

adj → keltisch

n (Ling) → Keltisch nt

Celtic [ˈkɛltɪk, ˈsɛltɪk]

1. adj → celtico/a

2. n (language) → celtico