Celtiberian

See also: Celt-Iberian

English
A plaque with writing in it in Celtiberian.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Blend of Celtic +‎ Iberian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌkɛlt.ɪˈbɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/, /ˌkɛlt.aɪˈbɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/, /ˌsɛlt.ɪˈbɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/, /ˌsɛlt.aɪˈbɪ(ə)ɹ.i.ən/

Noun

Celtiberian (plural Celtiberians)

  1. A member of a Celtic people living in the Iberian Peninsula, chiefly in what is now north central Spain, before and during the Roman Empire.

Translations

Proper noun

Celtiberian

  1. An extinct Indo-European language of the Celtic branch spoken by these people in an area of the Iberian Peninsula lying between the headwaters of the Duero, Tajo, Júcar and Turia rivers and the Ebro river.

Hypernyms

Coordinate terms

Lost Celtic languages: Cumbric, Galatian, Gaulish, Lepontic, Noric, Pictish

Translations

Adjective

Celtiberian (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to these people or their language.
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