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Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Celta.
Pronunciation
Adjective
celta m or f (masculine and feminine plural celtes)
- Celtic
Noun
celta m or f by sense (plural celtes)
- Celt
Noun
celta m (plural celtes)
- Celtic (language)
Derived terms
Further reading
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
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)
Further reading
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “celta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “celta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Italian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Celta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛl.ta/
- Rhymes: -ɛlta
- Hyphenation: cèl‧ta
Noun
celta m (plural celti)
- Celt
Further reading
- celta in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- celta in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- celta in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- cèlta in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- cèlta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Celtica.
Pronunciation
Noun
celta m or f (genitive celtae); first declension
- a Celt
Declension
First-declension noun.
Descendants
Latvian
Participle
celta
- inflection of celts:
- genitive singular masculine
- nominative singular feminine
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Zelt. Compare Silesian celt.
Pronunciation
Noun
celta f
- tarpaulin (heavy-duty waterproof cloth)
- Hypernym: tkanina
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- celta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Celta.
Pronunciation
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)
Noun
celta m (uncountable)
- Celtic (language family)
- Synonym: céltico
Further reading
- “celta”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “celta” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “celta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “celta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “celta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Celta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθelta/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈselta/
- Rhymes: -elta
- Syllabification: cel‧ta
Adjective
celta m or f (masculine and feminine plural celtas)
- Celtic
Derived terms
Noun
celta m or f by sense (plural celtas)
- Celt
Proper noun
celta m
- Celtic (language family)
- Synonym: céltico
Further reading
Vilamovian
Noun
celta
- plural of celt