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Celtic

adj, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the Celts.
  2. 2
    Of 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; […]."

Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or characteristic of the Celts wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A branch of the Indo-European languages that was spread widely over Western and Central Europe in the pre-Christian era. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Any of several sports teams. See Wikipedia for a list. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A player for any of several teams named the Celtics. countable

    "After the draft, Brown became a Celtic for six years."

  4. 4
    Celtic F.C., a football club from Glasgow, Scotland. countable, uncountable
Noun
  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 wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French celtique or Latin celticus, equivalent to Celt + -ic. First attested in the 17th century.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French celtique or Latin celticus, equivalent to Celt + -ic. First attested in the 17th century.

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