Celtic
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
Celtic
- /ˈkɛltɪk/ UK, US
- /ˈsɛltɪk/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ɛltɪk
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French celtique or Latin celticus, equivalent to Celt + -ic. First attested in the 17th century.
proper noun Celtics · Keltic
- A branch of the Indo-European languages that was spread widely over Western and Central Europe in the pre-Christian era.
- Any of several sports teams. See Wikipedia for a list.
- A player for any of several teams named the Celtics. After the draft, Brown became a Celtic for six years.
- Celtic F.C., a football club from Glasgow, Scotland.
adjective more Celtic · most Celtic · Keltic
- Of or relating to the Celts.
- 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; […].
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gaelic, celtic language, erse, irish, tapestry, italo, romano, scottish, welsh, breton, cornish, celtiberian, lepontic, pictish, galatian, manx
Translations
Every language
name branch of languages
| Español | celta |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ケルト語 |
| 中文 | 凱爾特語 /凯尔特语 kǎi'ěrtè yǔ |
| Português | celta, céltico |
| Français | celtique |
| Deutsch | Keltisch |
| Italiano | celtico |
| Română | (limba) celtă |
| Русский | ке́льтский kélʹtskij, ке́льтский язы́к kélʹtskij jazýk |
adj of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
| Español | céltico, celta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 켈트 kelteu |
| 日本語 | ケルト keruto |
| 中文 | 塞爾特 /塞尔特 sài'ěrtè, 凱爾特 /凯尔特 kǎi'ěrtè |
| Português | céltico, celta |
| Français | celtique, celte |
| Deutsch | keltisch |
| Italiano | celtico |
| Ελληνικά | κελτικός keltikós |
| Română | celtic |
| Русский | ке́льтский kélʹtskij |
| العربية | قِلْطِيّ qilṭiyy, قِلْطِيَّة qilṭiyya |
adj of the languages spoken by Celts
| العربية | قِلْطِيَّة qilṭiyya |
|---|
Talk about this word "Celtic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/celtic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Celtic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/celtic "Celtic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/celtic.Cite this
@misc{celtic_2026,
title = {Celtic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/celtic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
