celta
See also: CELTA, Celta, and celtā
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈsɛl.tə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈsɛl.ta/
Adjective
celta (masculine and feminine plural celtes)
- Celtic
Noun
celta m or f (plural celtes)
- Celt
Related terms
- cèltic
Further reading
- “celta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “celta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “celta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “celta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Celtae, from Ancient Greek Κελτοί (Keltoí), Κελταί (Keltaí), Herodotus’ word for the Gauls, from Proto-Celtic *kel-to, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to strike, beat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈθɛltɐ]
Adjective
celta m or f (plural celtas)
- Celtic (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts)
- Synonym: céltico
Noun
celta m or f (plural celtas)
- Celt (a member of one of the ancient peoples of Western Europe)
Related terms
- Celta
- céltico
- Céltigos
Further reading
- “celta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “celta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛl.ta/
- Rhymes: -ɛlta
- Hyphenation: cèl‧ta
Noun
celta m (plural celti)
- Celt
Related terms
- celtico
Anagrams
- Tecla, calte
Latin
Etymology
From Celtica.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkel.ta/, [ˈkɛɫ̪t̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃel.ta/, [ˈt͡ʃɛl̪t̪ä]
Noun
celta m or f (genitive celtae); first declension
- a Celt
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | celta | celtae |
| Genitive | celtae | celtārum |
| Dative | celtae | celtīs |
| Accusative | celtam | celtās |
| Ablative | celtā | celtīs |
| Vocative | celta | celtae |
Related terms
- celticus
Descendants
- English: Celt
- French: celte
- Italian: celta
- Portuguese: celta
- Spanish: celta
Latvian
Participle
celta
- genitive singular masculine form of celts
- nominative singular feminine form of celts
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛw.tɐ/ [ˈsɛʊ̯.tɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛw.ta/ [ˈsɛʊ̯.ta]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɛl.tɐ/ [ˈsɛɫ.tɐ]
- Hyphenation: cel‧ta
Adjective
celta m or f (plural celtas)
- Celtic (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts)
- Synonym: céltico
Noun
celta m or f by sense (plural celtas)
- Celt (a member of one of the ancient peoples of Western Europe)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Celta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθelta/ [ˈθel̪.t̪a]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈselta/ [ˈsel̪.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -elta
- Syllabification: cel‧ta
Adjective
celta (plural celtas)
- Celtic
Derived terms
- celtismo
- celtista
- mar Celta
Noun
celta m or f (plural celtas)
- Celt
Further reading
- “celta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Vilamovian
Noun
celta
- plural of celt