Celtae
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κελτοί (Keltoí), Κέλται (Kéltai), Herodotus’ word for the Gauls, from Proto-Celtic *kel-to, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂-(“to strike, beat”). Compare Gaulish theonym *Su-cellus (“good striker”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkel.tae̯/, [ˈkɛɫ̪t̪äe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃel.te/, [ˈt͡ʃɛl̪t̪e]
Proper noun
Celtae m pl (genitive Celtārum); first declension
- the Celts (inhabitants of Gaul)
Declension
First-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Celtae |
| Genitive | Celtārum |
| Dative | Celtīs |
| Accusative | Celtās |
| Ablative | Celtīs |
| Vocative | Celtae |