ķelts

See also: kelts and Kelts

Latvian

Ķelti Eiropā

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin Celtæe (“Celts”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Κελτοί (Keltoí).

Noun

ķelts m (1st declension, feminine form: ķeltiete)

  1. (male) Celt, a man belonging to one of the (present and past) Celtic peoples or of Celtic descent
    Lietuvas ķelts ― a Celt from Lithuania
    ķelti grieķiem bija viena no viņiem pazīstamajām barbaru ciltīm ― the Celts were one of Barbarian tribes known to the Greeks
  2. (genitive plural) Celtic, pertaining to Celtic languages, Celtic peoples or their lands
    ķeltu valodas ― Celtic languages
    ķeltu kultūra ― Celtic letters, alphabet
    ķeltu ornaments ― Celtic ornament
    ķeltu mūzika ― Celtic music
    ķeltu mitoloģija ― Celtic mythology

Declension

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