Celt
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Celtae (singular Celta) from Ancient Greek Κελτοί (Keltoí).
English Celts is from the 17th century. Until the mid 19th century, /sɛlt/ is the only recorded pronunciation. A consciously archaizing pronunciation /kɛlt/ was advocated during Irish and Welsh nationalism beginning in the 1850s.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɛlt
Noun
[edit]Celt (plural Celts)
- (historical) A member of one of the ancient peoples of Western Europe called Celtae by the Romans.
- Synonym: (plural) Keltoi
- A member of any of the (modern, Celtic) peoples who speak Celtic languages.
- Coordinate term: Gael
Derived terms
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Adjective
[edit]Celt (comparative more Celt, superlative most Celt)
- Synonym of Celtic.
- 1972 spring–summer, John Tripp, “Anglo-Welsh Testimony”, in Transatlantic Review, number 42/43, →ISSN, page 89:
- In the thick of parties we become very Celt, disgusting the dull.
- 2006, Stephanie Laurens, What Price Love?, London: Piatkus, Little, Brown Book Group, published 2011, →ISBN, page 5:
- Like Pris, he took after their mother, more Celt than English, wild and dramatic and mercurially alive.
- 2009, M. K. Hume, King Arthur: Dragon’s Child, London: Headline Review, →ISBN, page 340:
- But his bitch queen was Saxon to the bone and her legacy showed in the sons that Vortigern bred off her. Katigern Minor might be young, but he has become what his grandfather never was – more Saxon than Celt.
- 2010, Delle Jacobs, Loki’s Daughters, Las Vegas, Nev.: Montlake Romance, →ISBN, page 159:
- She answered with a smile and a nod. The woman was more Celt than Arienh had thought, and had clearly been deprived of women too long.
Anagrams
[edit]Polish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Celt m pers (female equivalent Celtyjka)
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Celt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Celt in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Welsh
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]Celt m (plural Celtiaid, feminine Celtes)
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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Celt | Gelt | Nghelt | Chelt |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Celt”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɛlt
- Rhymes:English/ɛlt/1 syllable
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Celtic tribes
- English adjectives
- English terms with quotations
- Polish 1-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛlt
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛlt/1 syllable
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- Polish personal nouns
- Welsh terms derived from Latin
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh nouns
- Welsh countable nouns
- Welsh masculine nouns
- cy:Celtic tribes