Celtic
- noun
- /ˈkɛltɪk/
- Specialized
:
lengua céltica
- The Gauls did not die when they were conquered by the Roman Empire and stopped speaking Celtic and started speaking in Latin.
Examples
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And I'd spoken to whispers of speaking to Celtic previously and of which, you know, immediately got me interested.
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Meanwhile, the Q Celtic tongue of Gaelic continues to thrive in Ireland.
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I think Neil Lennon's a perfect fit for Celtic and I think he'll take them all the way to the ten in a row, so I don't think we should be cholish about Brendan Rodgers.
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The Celt Iberians who lived in northwestern Spain were a divergent Celtic culture probably created from intermixing between Celtic migrants and the native Iberians.
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The study of Celtic languages, such as Irish and Welsh, reveals much about ancient European cultures.
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Many people are fascinated by Celtic history and its influence on modern literature and art.
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While visiting Wales, I learned that Celtic traditions are still very much alive in their festivals and music.
Synonyms
A group of old languages like Irish and Welsh still spoken today
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Celtic for the language family comes from the name ancient writers used for a group of people, the Greek Keltoi, who spoke these old languages. So Celtic languages are the languages of those ancient peoples, like Irish and Welsh.