See also: Gaelic

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Gaelic, ultimately from Old Irish Goídel (Gael).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

gaèlic (feminine gaèlica, masculine plural gaèlics, feminine plural gaèliques)

  1. Irish (pertaining to Irish or the Irish language)
    Synonyms: irlandès, (Valencian) irlandés
  2. Gaelic (pertaining to the Gaels or the Gaelic languages)
    Synonym: goidèlic

Noun edit

gaèlic m (plural gaèlics, feminine gaèlica)

  1. Gael
    Synonym: goidèlic
  2. Irishman
    Synonyms: irlandès, (Valencian) irlandés

Proper noun edit

gaèlic m

  1. Irish (the Irish language)
    Synonyms: irlandès, gaèlic irlandès, (Valencian) irlandés, (Valencian) gaèlic irlandés
  2. Gaelic (the Gaelic family of languages)
    Synonym: goidèlic

Derived terms edit

Usage notes edit

When context is not sufficient to resolve the ambiguity with this term, the terms goidèlic (Goidel, Goidelic) and irlandès (Irishman, Irish) are preferred.

Further reading edit