Celt

See also celt

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Wikipedia

• (UK) IPA: /kɛlt/, /sɛlt/, X-SAMPA: /kelt/, /sElt/
• (US) IPA: /kɛlt/, /sɛlt/, X-SAMPA: /kelt/, /sElt/

Rhymes: -ɛlt

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Kελτοί (Keltoi), via Latin Celtæ (singular Celta) and French Celtes. English Celts from the 17th century. Until the mid 19th century, IPA: /sɛlt/ is the only recorded pronunciation. A consciously archaizing pronunciation IPA: /kɛlt/ is advocated in Irish and Welsh nationalism beginning in the 1850s.

Proper noun

Celt (plural Celts) (mostly plural)

1. the ancient peoples of Western Europe, called by the Romans Celtæ
2. the modern speakers of Celtic languages

Related terms

• Celtic

Translations

ancient peoples of Western Europe

• Armenian: կելտ (hy) (kelt) 
• Catalan: Celta (ca) m and f
• Chinese: 凱爾特人, 凯尔特人 (kǎi'ěrtèrén); 塞爾特 (sài-ěr-tè)
• Czech: Kelt (cs) m
• Danish: kelter (da) c
• Dutch: Kelt (nl) m
• Faroese: kelti (fo) m
• Finnish: Keltti
• French: Celte (fr) m
• German: Kelte (de) m
• Greek: Κέλτης (keltis) m
• Hebrew: קלטי (qelt'i) m, קלטית (qelt'it) f
• Hungarian: kelta (hu)

• Japanese: ケルト人 (kerutojin)
• Korean: 켈트족 (kelteujok); 셀트족 (selteujok)
• Latvian: ķelts (lv) m, ķeltiete (lv) f
• Polish: Celt (pl) m
• Portuguese: Celta m
• Romanian: celți (ro) pl
• Russian: кельт m (kel't)
• Scottish Gaelic: Ceilteach m
• Serbo-Croatian: Kȅlt (sh) m, Kȅltkinja (sh) f
• Slovak: Kelt (sk) m
• Slovene: Kelt m, Keltinja f
• Spanish: celta (es) m

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Polish

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /t͡sɛlt/

Noun

Celt m

1. Celt

Declension

    declension of Celt

	singular	plural
nominative	Celt	Celtowie
genitive	Celta	Celtów
dative	Celtowi	Celtom
accusative	Celta	Celtów
instrumental	Celtem	Celtami
locative	Celcie	Celtach
vocative	Celcie	Celtowie