English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Celtic Pronunciation
Celtic is pronounced SEL-tik, IPA /ˈkɛltɪk/.
SEL-tik
US /ˈkɛltɪk/
Syllables: SEL · tik (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
adjective and proper noun: Relating to the Celts and their languages, and the name of football clubs in Glasgow and Boston's basketball team.
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Celtic in a Sentence
- The museum has a room of Celtic metalwork.
- Welsh and Irish are both Celtic languages.
- Celtic knots appear on stonework across the islands.
Common Mispronunciations of Celtic
Not SEL-tik
For the peoples and the languages the c is a k. The soft s survives only in the club names, Glasgow Celtic and the Boston Celtics.
Not kel-TIK
KEL is the loud half of the word, leaving a light tik behind it.
Tip: KEL-tik for the culture, SEL-tik for the teams. Getting the two the wrong way round is the classic slip.
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