Which is the correct pronountiation of the word CELTIC. I have heard it pronounced both "keltik" and "seltik". Which is it? I have always thought "seltik" was probably more proper. (The basketball team is the "seltiks" not the "keltiks") I would really like to know which is the preferred way to pronounce it.
2007-09-01 21:30:17 · 7 answers · asked by katjam234 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
The word CELTIC can be pronounced either way because both are correct in the English language.
2007-09-01 21:39:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're referring to a sports team - such as the Boston Celtics - it's "seltick". Not sure where they got the "soft C" pronunciation from.
If you're referring to the culture, language, people, artwork, or just about any other use, it's "keltick", taken from the Greek name for the aforementioned people, "keltoi".
2007-09-04 14:05:05 · answer #2 · answered by ArcadianStormcrow 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Culturally, the Celtics call themselves keltics. The basketball team call themselves seltics.
2007-09-02 04:38:05 · answer #3 · answered by Isamyn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on who you are talking about when you use the word. If it is the basketball team, then it is the seltiks. If it is the knot, it is keltik.
2007-09-02 04:34:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it's "keltic." At least from my stay in England and reading Celtic Mythology.
Of course, according to this dictionary, it's either:
http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary
and this one too:
http://www.askoxford.com/results/?view=dev_dict&field-12668446=Celtic&branch=13842570&textsearchtype=exact&sortorder=score%2Cname
so maybe it's like tomato, aunt, envelope and either...
2007-09-02 04:43:15 · answer #5 · answered by Brittae 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you are referring to the European people from history, its a hard C - keltic.
If it is the Scottish football team - seltic.
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronunciation_of_Celtic
2007-09-02 04:38:21 · answer #6 · answered by Beardo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been told it is Keltic...but I have been confused about it as well, so I could be wrong.
2007-09-02 04:33:46 · answer #7 · answered by blueink 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋