Celt
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Celt
A member of the Celts, a group of peoples from the Iron Age and antiquity who settled in large parts of Europe.
Die Ausstellung im Museum zeigte beeindruckende Artefakte der alten Kelten.
The exhibition in the museum showed impressive artifacts of the ancient Celts.
'Der Kelte' (the Celt) is an N-declension noun. This means it takes the ending '-n' in all cases except the nominative singular, e.g. 'dem Kelten' (to the Celt), 'den Kelten' (the Celt/Celts).
Die Römer kämpften oft gegen die Kelten.
The Romans often fought against the Celts.
The adjective for this noun is 'keltisch' (Celtic). It is used to describe culture, language, or objects connected with the Celts.
Ich interessiere mich sehr für keltische Musik und Mythologie.
I'm very interested in Celtic music and mythology.
The word is used almost exclusively in historical or cultural contexts. Typical words in this context are 'Stämme' (tribes), 'Eisenzeit' (Iron Age), 'Siedlungen' (settlements), and 'Kultur' (culture).
Archäologen haben eine alte Siedlung der Kelten entdeckt.
Archaeologists have discovered an old settlement of the Celts.
Germanic tribesman / German
Germane and Kelte refer to members of different ancient peoples of Europe. A Germane belonged to one of the tribes of Central and Northern Europe, while a Kelte belonged to the Celtic peoples, who settled across large parts of Europe. The words are therefore not interchangeable.
Der Kelte gehörte zu einem keltischen Volk, das in Europa siedelte.
The Celt belonged to a Celtic people that settled in Europe.
Der Germane gehörte zu einem Stamm, der in Nordeuropa lebte.
The Germanic tribesman belonged to a tribe that lived in Northern Europe.
