Celtic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   of or relating to the Celts or their cultures and traditions

   The exhibition explores Celtic metalwork from Iron Age Europe.

2. 2
   adj

   of or relating to the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family

   Welsh and Irish belong to different groups within the Celtic languages.

3. 3
   noun

   the branch of Indo-European comprising languages such as Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton

   Celtic divides into the Goidelic and Brittonic language groups.

Through French celtique or Latin Celticus from Celtae, the Latin name for the Celts, ultimately Greek Keltoi. The modern hard-c pronunciation is standard for the peoples, cultures, and languages; a soft c survives in some sports-team names.

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