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How to Say "celtic" in Spanish

The Spanish word forcelticis celtaB1 level.

English → SpanishB1

celta

adjectiveB1
Relating to the Celts or their culture
A stone carving of a traditional Celtic knot design on a weathered rock.

Examples

Me encanta escuchar música celta para relajarme.

I love listening to Celtic music to relax.

Galicia tiene una herencia celta muy fuerte.

Galicia has a very strong Celtic heritage.

En el norte de España se pueden visitar antiguos castros celtas.

In northern Spain, you can visit ancient Celtic hillforts.

A Word for Both Genders

This word is a 'gender-neutral' adjective. Even though it ends in 'a,' you use it for both masculine and feminine things (un símbolo celta, una tradición celta).

Simple Plural

To make it plural, just add an 's' regardless of whether the things are masculine or feminine (los pueblos celtas, las tribus celtas).

Avoid 'Celto'

Mistake:un símbolo celto

Correction: un símbolo celta. Spanish doesn't change the ending to 'o' for masculine items with this word.

Other Meanings ofcelta

celtacan also mean:

  • The Celtic language family(C1, formal)

See all meanings in the full dictionary entry →

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