celtic

1. 1.

   a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era

   SynonymsCeltic language

   BroaderIndo-European

   NarrowerGaelicBrythonic

1. 1.

   relating to or characteristic of the Celts

   SynonymsGaelic

Other forms of celtic

plural

celtics·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about celtic

What does celtic mean?

celtic means "a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in celtic?

celtic has 2 syllables: cel-tic. The stress falls on "cel". In IPA it is /ˈsɛltɪk/.

What is another word for celtic?

Close synonyms include Celtic language, Gaelic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is celtic a common word?

celtic is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.