Celticize

/ˈsɛltɪˌsaɪz/ verb

Definition

To make Celtic in character, language, or culture; to adopt or adapt Celtic traditions, language, or customs.

Etymology

From Celtic plus the suffix -ize (meaning to make or become), a productive English pattern for creating verbs. This term emerged in 19th-century scholarly writing to describe the cultural process of becoming Celtic or acquiring Celtic characteristics.

Kelly Says

When conquering Romans 'Celticized' areas they occupied—meaning they picked up local customs and sometimes married into Celtic families—it shows that even empires don't just replace cultures; they often blend with them instead.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሴልቲክ
se-lti-k
ARالعربية
كِلْتِيّ化
kil-tiyy-hwa
BNবাংলা
কেল্টিকরণ
kel-tik-ron
CACatalà
celtizar
sel-ti-zar
CSČeština
celtizace
sel-ti-za-ce
DADansk
celtiser
sel-ti-ser
DEDeutsch
keltisieren
kel-ti-zee-ren
ELΕλληνικά
Κελτικεύω
kel-ti-ke-vo
ESEspañol
celtificar
sel-ti-fi-kar
FAفارسی
کلتیک
kel-tik
FISuomi
celtisoida
sel-ti-soi-da
FRFrançais
céltiser
sel-ti-ser
GUGU
કેલ્ટિકર
kel-tik-kar
HAHA
Celtisi
sel-ti-si
HEעברית
לקלטיזם
le-kl-ti-zm
HIहिन्दी
केल्टिकीकरण
kel-tik-ee-ka-ran
HUMagyar
keltezni
kel-tez-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
Celtisi
sel-ti-si
IGIG
Celtisi
sel-ti-si
ITItaliano
celtizzare
sel-ti-tza-reh
JA日本語
ケルト化する
keruto-ka-ware-ru
KKKK
Кельт
kel-t
KMKM
Celtisi
sel-ti-si
KO한국어
켈트화하다
kel-teu-hwa-hada
MRMR
केल्टिक
kel-tik
MSBahasa Melayu
Celtisi
sel-ti-si
MYမြန်မာ
Keltisi
kel-ti-si
NLNederlands
Celtiseren
sel-ti-ser-en
NONorsk
celtiser
sel-ti-ser
PAPA
ਕੈਲਟਿਕ
kai-ltik
PLPolski
celtyzować
kel-ti-zowa-t
PTPortuguês
celtificar
sel-ti-fi-kar
RORomână
celtiza
sel-ti-za
RUРусский
кельтизировать
kel'tizir-vat'
SVSvenska
celtisera
sel-ti-se-ra
SWKiswahili
Celtisi
sel-ti-si
TAதமிழ்
செல்டிக்
sel-dik
TEతెలుగు
సెల్టిక్
sel-tik
THไทย
เซลติก
set-tig
TLTL
Celtisi
sel-ti-si
TRTürkçe
Keltikleştirmek
kel-tik-li-stir-mek
UKУкраїнська
кельтизувати
kel'tyzu-vaty
URاردو
کلت
kelt
VITiếng Việt
Celtic hóa
sel-tik-hwa
YOYO
Celtisi
sel-ti-si
ZH中文
凯尔特化
kǎi'ěr tè huà
ZUZU
Celtisi
sel-ti-si

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