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celta

Portuguese, noun/ˈsɛw.tɐ/

celta is spelled C-E-L-T-A (5 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 21,965th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Celta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Celt (a member of one of the ancient peoples of Western Europe)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “indivíduo dos celtas”.

What does celta mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    femininemasculineCeltic (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts)

noun

  1. 1

    femininemasculineCelt (a member of one of the ancient peoples of Western Europe)

noun

  1. 1

    masculineCeltic (language family)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. relativo a celta (substantivo de dois gêneros) ou aos celtas

noun: 1. indivíduo dos celtas 2. ramo de línguas indo-europeias faladas pelos diversos grupos humanos de origem celta, muitas delas já extintas, e que se divide em dois grupos: celta continental e celta insular; céltico, gaélico

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of celta

  • celtas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce celta?

  • Brazil /ˈsɛw.tɐ/
  • Brazil [ˈsɛʊ̯.tɐ]
  • Portugal /ˈsɛl.tɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to celta

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is celta in Portuguese?

celta appears 2.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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