Celticanadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈkɛltᵻk(ə)n/,

/ˈsɛltᵻk(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈkɛltəkən/,

/ˈsɛltəkən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: classical Latin celticus , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin celticus Celtic adj. + -an suffix, in later use after the name of Gallia Celtica, a large subdivision of Gaul, literally ‘Celtic Gaul’ (see the discussion at Celtic adj.). Compare earlier Celtic adj.In quot. 1607, Celtican spoils is after classical Latin spolia Celtica in a passage from Pliny paraphrased by the author.

Now rare (chiefly historical).

A. adj.

Of or relating to the Celts; spec. of or relating to the inhabitants of central Gaul (Gallia Celtica) (see Celt n.¹ 1a); (also occasionally) designating or relating to an ancient language or dialect formerly postulated as having been spoken by the inhabitants of this area (see sense B.).

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Celtican1607

Celtish1612

Celtic1647

pan-Celtic1867

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 206 I Wrote these thinges and dedicated the Celtican spoyls.

1895 Sat. Rev. 19 Jan. 75/2 In that country [sc. Ireland] we have it ruled over by a Celtican or Ligurian race.

1900 J. Rhys in Science 5 Oct. 516/1 The Celtican form originally meant was some such vocable as Qurtonico-n, with the qu which was usual in Celtican.

1952 Latomus 11 7 In book I and the beginning of book II it [sc.Galllia] normally means the restricted Celtican region.

B. n.

In (or with reference to) the theories of Sir John Rhŷs (1840–1915): an inhabitant of central Gaul or Gallia Celtica; an ancient Q-Celtic language or dialect formerly postulated as having been spoken by the inhabitants of this area.

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the world > people > ethnicities > Celtic people > [noun] > person

Celtic1596

Celt1701

Celtican1890

1890 J. Rhys in Sc. Rev. Apr. 241 The ruling class was the Gauls, and their enslaved subjects, in so far as they were Celts, were the Celticans.

1903 T. R. Holmes Caesar's Conquest of Gaul (ed. 2) 11 The Celticans of the interior had been enfeebled by contact with Roman civilisation.

1913 Old-lore Misc. VI. 15 Nicholson and Rhys consider p- (? f-) still remained in Celtican.

1974 Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung 88 253 Rhys had thought of a divergent Celtic dialect, ‘Celtican’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	celtican
释义	Celticanadj.n. Brit. /ˈkɛltᵻk(ə)n/, /ˈsɛltᵻk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈkɛltəkən/, /ˈsɛltəkən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: classical Latin celticus , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin celticus Celtic adj. + -an suffix, in later use after the name of Gallia Celtica, a large subdivision of Gaul, literally ‘Celtic Gaul’ (see the discussion at Celtic adj.). Compare earlier Celtic adj.In quot. 1607, Celtican spoils is after classical Latin spolia Celtica in a passage from Pliny paraphrased by the author. Now rare (chiefly historical). A. adj. Of or relating to the Celts; spec. of or relating to the inhabitants of central Gaul (Gallia Celtica) (see Celt n.¹ 1a); (also occasionally) designating or relating to an ancient language or dialect formerly postulated as having been spoken by the inhabitants of this area (see sense B.). ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Celtic people > [adjective] Celtican1607 Celtish1612 Celtic1647 pan-Celtic1867 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 206 I Wrote these thinges and dedicated the Celtican spoyls. 1895 Sat. Rev. 19 Jan. 75/2 In that country [sc. Ireland] we have it ruled over by a Celtican or Ligurian race. 1900 J. Rhys in Science 5 Oct. 516/1 The Celtican form originally meant was some such vocable as Qurtonico-n, with the qu which was usual in Celtican. 1952 Latomus 11 7 In book I and the beginning of book II it [sc.Galllia] normally means the restricted Celtican region. B. n. In (or with reference to) the theories of Sir John Rhŷs (1840–1915): an inhabitant of central Gaul or Gallia Celtica; an ancient Q-Celtic language or dialect formerly postulated as having been spoken by the inhabitants of this area. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Celtic people > [noun] > person Celtic1596 Celt1701 Celtican1890 1890 J. Rhys in Sc. Rev. Apr. 241 The ruling class was the Gauls, and their enslaved subjects, in so far as they were Celts, were the Celticans. 1903 T. R. Holmes Caesar's Conquest of Gaul (ed. 2) 11 The Celticans of the interior had been enfeebled by contact with Roman civilisation. 1913 Old-lore Misc. VI. 15 Nicholson and Rhys consider p- (? f-) still remained in Celtican. 1974 Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung 88 253 Rhys had thought of a divergent Celtic dialect, ‘Celtican’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < adj.n.1607
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