ķelts

See also: kelts and Kelts

Latvian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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
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