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

Declension of ķelts (1st declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	ķelts	ķelti
genitive	ķelta	ķeltu
dative	ķeltam	ķeltiem
accusative	ķeltu	ķeltus
instrumental	ķeltu	ķeltiem
locative	ķeltā	ķeltos
vocative	ķelt	ķelti

Related terms

• ķeltisks