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Brittonic

UK/bɹɪˈtɒnɪk/

Brittonic adjective: brythonic; pertaining to the Celtic people inhabiting Britain before the Roman conquest, and to their language.

Adjective

Brittonic (comparative more Brittonic, superlative most Brittonic)

  1. Brythonic; pertaining to the Celtic people inhabiting Britain before the Roman conquest, and to their language.
    • The Welsh language is not a backwards, insignificant thing; it is a fundamental part of Britain’s collective history. I find it absurd that so few English people realise it is still spoken in families and communities across Wales, as part of a Brittonic culture which has survived through the ages.2014 July 23, Ellie Mae O'Hagen, The Guardian

Proper noun

Brittonic

  1. The group of Insular Celtic languages.

Forms of Brittonic

comparativemore Brittonic
superlativemost Brittonic

Origin of Brittonic

From Briton + -ic, with -tt- after Latin Brittō.

Questions about Brittonic

What does Brittonic mean?
Brittonic means brythonic; pertaining to the Celtic people inhabiting Britain before the Roman conquest, and to their language.
What part of speech is Brittonic?
Brittonic can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Brittonic?
Brittonic is pronounced /bɹɪˈtɒnɪk/ (UK).

Words near Brittonic in the dictionary

  1. brittling
  2. brittly
  3. Brittney
  4. Brittny
  5. Britton
  6. Brittonic
  7. Brittonicism
  8. Brittonicisms
  9. Brittons
  10. Brittons Swamp
  11. Britwashing

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