How To Pronounce Celtic

[ronaldinhollew]

My Dad once told me that the reason the Scots say "seltic" is that "keltic" is a type of fish up there!

Is this true?

[Trollzorify]

Rangers.

[lanchedgehog]

KELTIC=the gaelick tribe

SELTIC= the scottish footy team

[IamCombustible]

its definatly pronounced kell-tick. but it might vary between countries. i live in wales and even experts say it like that

[Tbird1066]

keltic is for the people of those areas in that time. seltic is used fo the teams

[Reidloveslions]

He's lucky he's copyrighting all of these. I was going to steal them all...?

[DavidB5501]

Don't try that in Glasgow.

[ekcoTV1]

i belive it is pronounced sell-tic as i am from ireland and that is were it originated from

[kjc609]

Shamus, the Celtic Warrior you mean?

[ItsSarahxD]

There are two ways to say it... KEL-TIC if you are referring to Ireland etc and CELL-TIC if you are reffering to basketball and most other things.

[Kradiancy]

It's sell-tick for gods sake...

[BellaRevolutionTV]

No its Kell-tick. Real Irish people, meaning those from Ireland and not decendants of Irish people living in the U.S., pronounce this word: Kell-tick! Come on American's get it together, Boston is not Ireland it's America so who cares about how they pronounce in Boston.

[RockAndRose21]

@BellaRevolutionTV It's not just Irish. Wales is also a celtic (KELL-TICK) country. American's often have a hard time pronouncing and spelling words coined by the British and Irish.

[qantasfly]

you are a moron. mo-ro-n. moron.

[feathero3]

Not Sell-Tick?

[Cryer24597]

@feathero3 .... NO.

[12ealDeal]

@feathero3 Yeah, I learned that from American History X lol. Maybe it's a regional thing?

[97dom97]

OH THE RANGERS ARE SHITE cuz they dont have a word on pronunciation book

[timeparadox888]

I AM SO BAMBOOZLED

[FrigidDragoon]

The next person who says "Seltic" in my vicinity is having their vital organs re-arraged alphabetically.

[HanaYooHoo6]

lol Celty~?

[crazy123atom]

Guys, you do know this ISN'T an English word? It's a Greek/Gaelic word.

No idea why people are going on about this word being English.

[jsprty]

Boston Keltics

[metaldorksforever666]

It's Keltic okay you fucking pronunciation Nazis! You don't call them selt. You call them Kelts because they are Keltic, herp derp!

[mjbalbo]

English spellings system just sucks.

[jagara1]

No Seltic!

[scoobyrds]

England, learn how to spell the language you gave us. Sincerely, America.

[DannyEastes]

@scoobyrds America, we made the language, we should know how it's spelled. Sincerely, England.

[scoobyrds]

@DannyEastes Dear England,

Yes, you /should/. You should know that C and E make a [SEH] sound.

[DannyEastes]

@scoobyrds It's not an English word, that's like saying your pronounce Fajita FA GEE TAH, because that's what it looks like in English

[scoobyrds]

@DannyEastes Well then the Celts should learn how to use the Latin alphabet properly.

[crazy123atom]

@scoobyrds In Latin, C was often pronounced as a "K".

[scoobyrds]

@crazy123atom Yeah, before an "A", "O", or "U". In Latin, if it was before an "E" or an "I", it was like /ch/ or /s/. NEVER /k/.

[SilverstreakBrony]

@scoobyrds What do you have against weapons?

[scoobyrds]

@SilverstreakBrony /?/

[sockschappercat]

@scoobyrds Caesar was pronounced "Kai-sar", hence why "Celtic" is "Kel-tik".

[scoobyrds]

@sockschappercat No... "Cæsar" was pronounced "sea'-sur" in Latin.

[Caconymic]

@scoobyrds Not in Classical Latin, only in Vulgar Latin, and after many, many years of sound changes.

[FrigidDragoon]

@DannyEastes

England, you made the language, you should know that the proper past-tense participle of "spell" is "Spelt", not "spelled".

Sincerely, Amurrika, Fuck year!

[DannyEastes]

@FrigidDragoon "Amurrika", if you had a decent education, or the common sense to look it up, you would realise (yes, S in realise) that it is accepted both ways, but it is more common to see "spelled" in America, so I'm not sure why you're even complaining.

Sincerely, An educated young man.

[dragon2h555]

let's go Boston!

[frankbateau1]

Sure now, tis "kel-tik", ask any Druid.....Up Wexford! Slainte!

[nataschmidtt]

i feel dumb

[JayTheSex]

This depends on the context.

[MrFapitalism]

Milk argument.

[UltimateZeldaFan91]

Well, both the hard C "Celtic" and the soft C "Celtic" are acceptable. I always refer to Boston's NBA team as the soft c "Celtics," but I refer to anything related to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture as hard c "Celtic."

The hard c "Celtic" came from the Latin pronunciation during the Roman Empire, but the soft c "Celtic" came from the Middle English (more specifically Old French and Late Latin. But anyway, it don't matter which you use, both pronunciations are correct.

[fortheepicwinful]

@UltimateZeldaFan91 I think you have it backwards.

[dtrez09]

@UltimateZeldaFan91 I'm sorry did you just say Celtic is Anglo-Saxon? I wont get all offended because clearly you don't realise how insulted people might get if you say that the great Celtic cultures are in anyway related to the Anglo-Saxons, who are actually a completely different culture who fought against the Celts.

[UltimateZeldaFan91]

@dtrez09 I'm srry, it was an accident on my part. I only discovered my mistake about 30 mins after I posted it. I know both cultures are different, but I was just typing too quickly to realize it until it was 2 late. But they did intermarry, so the offspring would be Anglo-Celts. I know I was wrong, but thanks anyway.

[dtrez09]

@UltimateZeldaFan91 That's ok. define intermarry, because the cultures are still very separate, even with the influence between them.

[mmmtastybrains]

@UltimateZeldaFan91 celts (welsh, scotsmen, bretons, cornish, manx and irish) and the anglo-saxons (english) have little in common mate. we can't stand each other even today...

[MaliceInMyFantasies]

I THOUGHT IT WAS SELL-TIC my life is a lie.

[go555ace]

@MaliceInMyFantasies it can be both

[GilucZ]

@MaliceInMyFantasies Both are correct.

[EggsAndHaggis]

@GilucZ no, Its CELL-TIC

[GilucZ]

@EggsAndHaggis Keltic and Seltic are both correct, although there is no doubt Seltic would be the one preferred by a Scotsman.

[Jagonath]

@MaliceInMyFantasies lol i thought that for ages too. C is K in most Celtic words.

[UltimateTomato]

YES! Correct again sir. Hard C.

[alybleas]

celtic can actually be said two ways...

[BlueKewne]

say it like this at a Boston game. see what happens.

[DarkYoshi9999vr]

@BlueKewne  haha nice one u got him

[XDyoroshiku]

It's a shame on me that I thought it's pronounced like "cell-tick" /_\

[prabh28]

I AM THE CELTIC WARRIOR SHEAMUS!

[mulv81]

Oh thank god you didn't say Sell-Tick. You finally got one right. but this doen't make up for the other ones you've butchered.

[DefendedHomestand]

I love it when people pronounce it like the basketball team.

[AtomicShroomx]

I'M SO FRUSTRATED

[RefinedSuicide]

I hate people

[bigbenwoo]

Celtics didn't have a soft C sound. Makes the same sound as a K.

[vendo233]

Kill Tick

[Sterlin195]

I think its funny that british people think americans sound like idiots when we pronounce words yet they at R's to word like idea.

[DeStInAtIoNRave]

@Sterlin195 I'm British and I don't add an R onto the end of "Idea".

I also say "add" things on, not "at".

[theartofapodyopsis]

@DeStInAtIoNRave

that made my day just sayin'.

[xRheez]

sel-tic

[simonyj]

Please americans pronounce "machismo" or "buoy" in your accent it's hilarious

[DarkPieman]

@simonyj You forgot the best one: "mirror".

[zgpt]

Just as the word gaelic is pronounced differently in Scots gaelic and Irish gaelic, so is celtic pronounced differently in different places in Scotland and Ireland. Both are correct.

Cheers from Edinburgh.

[nte604]

People from that part of Europe are "keltic" but the team in Boston are the "seltics"

[Oscararon]

watafak this guy actually is correct for once?

[wergersnee]

its sell tick

[predeturd]

@wergersnee Really? considering its roots are in latin where Cs were always proounced as a hard k sound i would have to dispute that statement, you're as bad the the people who pronounce it visa verse rather than why-ka wersa

learn some freaking language skills

[NettoZero]

I summon the Celtic Guardian!!

[PandaKewn]

@NettoZero I activate my Trap Card!

[LeviathanRX]

@NettoZero in attack mode?

[JacobLoves12]

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!

[MrDietotenhosen]

It's a soft C, actually.

[ExhumedRemains]

@MrDietotenhosen Actually no it's not.

[Beardmonger]

A more ancient word for "Celtic" was "Keltoi".

[5iRDeaddance]

KENAN AND KEL !

[Lochbesda16]

Final word: The basketball team is "sel-tick" just because that's what it is... any other pronunciation is "kel-tick." In the Irish language, "c" followed by a single long vowel is nearly always a hard "c" sound.

[Oscararon]

@Lochbesda16 There is a basketball with this name? I've only ever heard of the football team.

[vsop333]

The Boston Kelticks?

[dgenerationx199]

@vsop333 Yeah thats what they are actually called, but everyone started calling them the "seltics"

[pontia7]

@vsop333 lmaoooooo Iknow right.. thats what i thought of too !

[thangdenga1]

The Scottish football club is 'Celtic' not 'Seltic', pronounced as 'Sell-tick'...makes me wonder..hmmm

[Oscararon]

Keltic is the correct pronunciation of the word. The football club is Seltic, though.

[smaginn]

It is both "Sell-tick" and "Kell-tick". They are BOTH correct. I used to say "Sell-tick" but now I feel as though "Kell-tick" is more correct, so I'm switching.

[Lostprophetzzz]

@scarface980 yes the forefathers of britain before the arrival of the romans were actually the SHELTS,

well done retard,

its KELL-TICK you fool,

SELL-TICK if you are refferring to the scottish football club,

[xsabrax]

wrong

[154300]

WRONG!!!!

It is actually pronounced SH...EL..IK

[lickmybaws]

@154300 i will disagree with you it is keltic and also selltick as in celtic FC

[SirFormidio]

@lickmybaws It's pronounced Keltic if it's about the people. It's Celtic for everything else.

[avielMenter]

@154300 perhaps by celts, but not in america, and this is the american english translation :/