塞尔特语

塞爾特語

Sài'ěrtèyǔ

noun

Meanings

1 Celtic language
2 the Celtic language family (Irish, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Breton, etc.)

Characters

(phonetic, 'sai')

(phonetic, 'er')

(phonetic, 'te')

Examples

爱尔兰语属于塞尔特语族。

Ài'ěrlán yǔ shǔyú Sài'ěrtèyǔ zú.

Irish belongs to the Celtic language family.

他在大学里选修了塞尔特语。

Tā zài dàxué lǐ xuǎnxiūle Sài'ěrtèyǔ.

He took Celtic as an elective at university.

Tips

usage

塞尔特 (Sài'ěrtè) is a phonetic transliteration of 'Celt' favored in Taiwan; mainland Chinese more commonly writes 凯尔特 (Kǎi'ěrtè). Both refer to the same Indo-European branch.

Stroke Order

塞 sāi

尔 ěr

特 tè

语 yǔ