How do you pronounce "Celtic"?

Question

Like "Celtic Cross" or "Boston Celtics"?

I think it is pronounced "Sell-Tick" but my cousin says its "Kell-Tick"

Answer 1

audio pronunciation here:

http://www.yourdictionary.com/celtic-sea

sell-ticks is correct.  

But if it's of the Celtic language, the other hard "K" pronunciation is used along with the "sell-tick" pronunciation. (kel′tik; also sel′tik)

http://www.yourdictionary.com/celtic

Answer 2

No such thing as a plaid skirt. A plaid is a garment, you mean a tartan skirt.

Answer 3

In "Celtic Cross," say  "Kell-Tick."  (That is the proper, educated

pronunciation.)  In "Boston Celtics," say "Sell-Tick."  (That is

what the team calls itself.)

Answer 4

There's a full paragraph on its pronunciation here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_th...

Answer 5

kell-tic for celtic cross & Celtic peoples, and cell-tic for Boston Celtics

Answer 6

i would say cell-tic

hope i helped

Answer 7

We get the word via Greek and Latin.

In Greek and ancient Latin, the pronunciation was a hard keltic. In medieval Latin, the c changed to a soft sound - seltic.

keltic is preferred for the people (music etc), but seltic is not wrong.

Only seltic in the case of the sports teams.

Answer 8

The Boston Celtics is indeed 'sell-tick", but in any use referencing the Celts (angry men in plaid skirts) is more correctly pronounced "keltz"

Answer 9

sel-tics   :]

Answer 10

Sell-Tick

Answer 11

Both ways lol. I normally say "sell-tick" but if its in reference to the celtic knot i usually say "kell tick." Not sure why =)