Brittonic

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /bɹɪˈtÉ’nɪk/

Origin

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

Full definition of Brittonic

Adjective

1. Brythonic; pertaining to the Celtic people inhabiting Britain before the Roman conquest, and to their language. from 19th c.
• 2014, Ellie Mae O'Hagen, The Guardian, 23 Jul 2014: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.

Noun

1. The group of P-Celtic languages. from 20th c.