Gaelic
See also: gaèlic
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈɡælɪk/ (when referring to Scottish Gaelic)
Audio (Southern England) (file) - IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪlɪk/ (when referring to Irish Gaelic or Manx Gaelic)
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈɡalɪk/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪlɪk/ (for all senses)
- Rhymes: -eɪlɪk, -ælɪk
Proper noun edit
Gaelic
- Goidelic; any Goidelic language.
- 2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 342:
- She taught herself some Gaelic as a child. It’s hard to pronounce, and with no other Gaelic speakers around that she could practice on, she’s forgotten nearly all of what she learned.
Usage notes edit
When used without any modifier, Gaelic refers most often to Scottish Gaelic. Irish Gaelic and Manx Gaelic are more commonly called simply Irish and Manx.
Translations edit
Goidelic — see Goidelic
any Goidelic language
Scottish Gaelic — see Scottish Gaelic
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Adjective edit
Gaelic (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the Gaels, the Goidel peoples of Scotland and Ireland, and the Manx, or their languages.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
relating to the Gaels or their language
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Noun edit
Gaelic (uncountable)
- Short for Gaelic football.
- 1995, John Sugden, Alan Bairner, Sport, Sectarianism and Society, page 42:
- Undoubtedly, the main reasons why many gifted young Irish sportsmen such as Niall Quinn, Kevin Moran and Frank Stapleton opted to play soccer instead of Gaelic is[sic] that soccer afforded them the opportunity to display and test their abilities in an international arena and earn a good living.