céltico

See also: celtico

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin celticus (“Celtic”), from Celta (“Celt”), from Ancient Greek Κελτοί (Keltoí, “the Celts”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛw.t͡ʃi.ku/ [ˈsɛʊ̯.t͡ʃi.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛw.t͡ʃi.ku/ [ˈsɛʊ̯.t͡ʃi.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛw.t͡ʃi.ko/ [ˈsɛʊ̯.t͡ʃi.ko]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛl.ti.ku/ [ˈsɛɫ.ti.ku]

• Hyphenation: cél‧ti‧co

Adjective

céltico (feminine céltica, masculine plural célticos, feminine plural célticas, not comparable)

1. Celtic (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts)

   Synonym: celta

Noun

céltico m (uncountable)

1. Celtic (language family)

   Synonym: celta

Further reading

• “céltico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “céltico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Celticus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθeltiko/ [ˈθel̪.t̪i.ko] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈseltiko/ [ˈsel̪.t̪i.ko] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eltiko
• Syllabification: cél‧ti‧co

Adjective

céltico (feminine céltica, masculine plural célticos, feminine plural célticas)

1. Celtic (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts)

   Synonym: celta

Related terms

• celta

Further reading

• “céltico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025