Meanings
proper nounCeltic (countable and uncountable, plural Celtics)
plural Celtics · alternative rare Keltic
- countableuncountableA branch of the Indo-European languages that was spread widely over Western and Central Europe in the pre-Christian era.
- countableuncountableAny of several sports teams. See Wikipedia for a list.
- countableA player for any of several teams named the Celtics.
After the draft, Brown became a Celtic for six years.
adjectiveCeltic (comparative more Celtic, superlative most Celtic)
comparative more Celtic · superlative most Celtic · alternative rare Keltic
- Of or relating to the Celts.
- human sciencesOf 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; […].
1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xii
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverelating to or characteristic of the Celts
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nouna branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era
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Origin
Translations
Afrikaans Kelties, Kelties
- Keltiesbranch of languages
- Keltiesof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Ancient Greek Κελτικός
- Κελτικός (Keltikós)of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Arabic قِلْطِيّ, قِلْطِيَّة
- قِلْطِيّ (qilṭiyy)of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- قِلْطِيَّة (qilṭiyya)of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- قِلْطِيَّة (qilṭiyya)of the languages spoken by Celts
Bulgarian ке́лтски ези́ци, ке́лтски
- ке́лтски ези́ци (kéltski ezíci)branch of languages
- ке́лтски (kéltski)branch of languages
- ке́лтски (kéltski)of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Catalan celta, cèltic
- celtabranch of languages
- cèlticbranch of languages
- cèlticof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Chinese Mandarin 凱爾特語 /凯尔特语, 塞爾特 /塞尔特
- 凱爾特語 /凯尔特语 (kǎi'ěrtè yǔ)branch of languages
- 塞爾特 /塞尔特 (sài'ěrtè)of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- 凱爾特 /凯尔特 (kǎi'ěrtè)of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Czech keltština, keltský
- keltštinabranch of languages
- keltskýof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Danish keltisk, keltisk
- keltiskbranch of languages
- keltiskof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Dutch Keltisch, Keltisch
- Keltischbranch of languages
- Keltischof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Esperanto kelta
- keltaof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Finnish kelttiläinen, kelttiläinen
- kelttiläinenbranch of languages
- kelttiläinenof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
French celtique, celtique
- celtiquebranch of languages
- celtiqueof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- celteof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
German Keltisch, keltisch
- Keltischbranch of languages
- keltischof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Greek κελτικός
- κελτικός (keltikós)of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Hungarian kelta, kelta
- keltabranch of languages
- keltaof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Icelandic keltneskur
- keltneskurof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Irish Ceiltis, Ceilteach
- Ceiltisbranch of languages
- Ceilteachof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Italian celtico, celtico
- celticobranch of languages
- celticoof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Japanese ケルト語, ケルト
- ケルト語branch of languages
- ケルト (keruto)of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Korean 켈트
- 켈트 (kelteu)of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Latin celticus, Celticus
- celticusof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- Celticusof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Latvian ķeltu, ķeltu
- ķeltubranch of languages
- ķeltuof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- ķeltisksof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Norwegian Bokmål keltisk
- keltiskof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Persian سلتیک, سلتیک
- سلتیک (seltik)branch of languages
- سلتیک (seltik)of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Polish celtycki, celtycki
- celtyckibranch of languages
- celtyckiof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Portuguese celta, céltico
- celtabranch of languages
- célticobranch of languages
- célticoof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- celtaof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Romanian (limba) celtă, celtic
- (limba) celtăbranch of languages
- celticof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Russian ке́льтский, ке́льтский язы́к
- ке́льтский (kélʹtskij)branch of languages
- ке́льтский язы́к (kélʹtskij jazýk)branch of languages
- ке́льтский (kélʹtskij)of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Scottish Gaelic Ceilteach
- Ceilteachof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Slovak keltský
- keltskýof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Spanish celta, céltico
- celtabranch of languages
- célticoof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
- celtaof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Swedish keltisk
- keltiskof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Turkish Kelt
- Keltbranch of languages
Ukrainian ке́льтсткий, ке́льтська мо́ва
- ке́льтсткий (kélʹtstkyj)branch of languages
- ке́льтська мо́ва (kélʹtsʹka móva)branch of languages
- ке́льтські мо́ви (kélʹtsʹki móvy)branch of languages
Welsh Celtaidd, Celtaidd
- Celtaiddbranch of languages
- Celtaiddof the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Yiddish קעלטיש
- קעלטיש (keltish)of the Celts; of the style of the Celts
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Celtic
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Cite this entry
APA
Celtic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celtic
MLA
“Celtic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celtic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Celtic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celtic.
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