Brittonic

English

Etymology

From Briton +‎ -ic, with -tt- after Latin Brittō.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /bɹɪˈtɒnɪk/

Adjective

Brittonic (comparative more Brittonic, superlative most Brittonic)

  1. Brythonic; pertaining to the Celtic people inhabiting Britain before the Roman conquest, and to their language. [from 19th c.]
    • 2014 July 23, Ellie Mae O'Hagen, The Guardian:
      The Welsh language is not a backwards, insignificant thing; it is a fundamental part of Britain’s collective history. I find it absurd that so few English people realise it is still spoken in families and communities across Wales, as part of a Brittonic culture which has survived through the ages.

Translations
Brythonic — see Brythonic

Proper noun

Brittonic

  1. The group of Insular Celtic languages. [from 20th c.]
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