celta

See also: CELTA, Celta, celtā, and celtą

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Celta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈse̞l.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈsɛl.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈsɛl.ta]

Adjective

celta m or f (masculine and feminine plural celtes)

1. Celtic

Noun

celta m or f by sense (plural celtes)

1. Celt

Noun

celta m (plural celtes)

1. Celtic (language)

Derived terms

• celta comú
• protocelta

Related terms

• cèltic

Further reading

• “celta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “celta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “celta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “celta”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

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)

1. Celtic (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts)

   Synonym: céltico

Noun

celta m or f by sense (plural celtas)

1. Celt (a member of one of the ancient peoples of Western Europe)

Related terms

• Celta
• céltico
• Céltigos

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)

1. Celt

Related terms

• celtico

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 Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• Tecla, calte

Latin

Etymology

From Celtica.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛɫ.ta]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛl.ta]

Noun

celta m or f (genitive celtae); first declension

1. a Celt

Declension

First-declension noun.

	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

1. inflection of celts:
   1. genitive singular masculine
   2. nominative singular feminine

Old Slovak

Alternative forms

• celtla

Etymology

Derived from German [Term?].

Noun

celta f

1. flat cake (a type of pastry made from unleavened dough)
2. (pharmacology) pill (medication)

   Synonyms: pilula, pilulka

Further reading

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “celta”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zelt. Compare Silesian celt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sɛl.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlta
• Syllabification: cel‧ta
• Homophone: Celta

Noun

celta f

1. tarpaulin (heavy-duty waterproof cloth)

   Hypernym: tkanina

Declension

Declension of celta

	singular	plural
nominative	celta	celty
genitive	celty	celt
dative	celcie	celtom
accusative	celtę	celty
instrumental	celtą	celtami
locative	celcie	celtach
vocative	celto	celty

Derived terms

adjective

• celtowy

Further reading

• “celta”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Celta.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛw.tɐ/ [ˈsɛʊ̯.tɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛl.tɐ/ [ˈsɛɫ.tɐ]

• Rhymes: -ɛwtɐ, -ɛltɐ
• Hyphenation: cel‧ta

Adjective

celta m or f (plural celtas)

1. Celtic (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts)

   Synonym: céltico

Noun

celta m or f by sense (plural celtas)

1. Celt (a member of one of the ancient peoples of Western Europe)

Noun

celta m (uncountable)

1. Celtic (language family)

   Synonym: céltico

Further reading

• “celta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “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, 2003–2026
• “celta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “celta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Slovak

Alternative forms

• celtňa (dialectal)

Etymology

Etymology tree

German Zeltbor.

Old Slovak celt

Slovak celta

Inherited from Old Slovak celt (“tent”). First attested in the 18th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡selta/, [ˈt͡selta]
• Rhymes: -elta
• Hyphenation: cel‧ta

Noun

celta f (relational adjective celtový)

1. (colloquial) a tent tarpaulin or part of it that is made from it

   Hyponym: stan

Declension

Declension of celta
(pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	celta	celty
genitive	celty	cielt
dative	celte	celtám
accusative	celtu	celty
locative	celte	celtách
instrumental	celtou	celtami

Derived terms

• celtovina
  • celtovinový

Further reading

• “celta”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Celta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθelta/ [ˈθel̪.t̪a] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈselta/ [ˈsel̪.t̪a] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -elta
• Syllabification: cel‧ta

Adjective

celta m or f (masculine and feminine plural celtas)

1. Celtic

Derived terms

• celtismo
• celtista
• mar Celta

Noun

celta m or f by sense (plural celtas)

1. Celt

Proper noun

celta m

1. Celtic (language family)

   Synonym: céltico

Related terms

• céltico

Further reading

• “celta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Vilamovian

Noun

celta

1. plural of celt