Celt (redirected from Celts)

Celt  (klt, slt) also Kelt (klt)

n.

1. One of an Indo-European people originally of central Europe and spreading to western Europe, the British Isles, and southeast to Galatia during pre-Roman times, especially a Briton or Gaul.

2. A native speaker of a modern Celtic language or a descendant of such a speaker, especially a modern Gael, Welsh person, Cornish person, or Breton.

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[French Celte, sing. of Celtes, Celts, from Latin Celtae, from Greek Keltoi.]

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celt  (slt)

n.

A common prehistoric tool of stone or metal, shaped like a chisel or ax head.

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[Medieval Latin celtis, chisel.]

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Celt [kelt]

Noun

1. a person from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, or Brittany

2. a member of a people who inhabited Britain, Gaul, and Spain in pre-Roman times [Latin Celtae the Celts]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Celt - a member of a European people who once occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul prior to Roman times Kelt European - a native or inhabitant of Europe Gael - a Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man Briton - an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions Gaul - a Celt of ancient Gaul

Translations

Celt [kɛlt, sɛlt] n → celta m/f

Celt [kɛlt, sɛlt] n → Celte m/f

Celt [kɛlt] n → Kelte m, Keltin f

Celt [kɛlt, sɛlt] n → celta m/f