Gaeilge
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
- Gaedhealg, Gaoidhealg (old nominative)[1]
- Gaedhilge (superseded, Connacht)
- Gaedhealaing, Gaedhlaing, Gaodhalainn (superseded, Munster)
- Gaedhilc, Gaedhilg, Gaedhilic, Gaedhilig (superseded, Ulster)
- Gaelainn, Gaeluinn, Gaolainn, Gaoluinn (Munster)
- Gaeilinn (Waterford)
- Gaeilg, Gaeilic, Gaeilig (Ulster)
Etymology edit
From older Gaedhilge, originally the genitive of Classical Gaelic Gaedhealg, Gaoidhealg, from Old Irish Goídelc.[2]
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈɡeːlʲɟɪ/
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɡeːl̪ˠənʲ/, [ˈɡɰeːl̪ˠɪnʲ], [ˈɡɰeːl̪ˠɪɲ] (corresponding to the form Gaelainn or Gaedhlaing)
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈɡeːlʲɟɪ/, [ˈɡɰeːlʲɟɪ]
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡeːlʲɪc/[3] (corresponding to the form Gaedhilg or Gaeilic)
Proper noun edit
Gaeilge f (genitive Gaeilge)
- the Irish language
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 123:
- šḱŕīvn̥̄ šē n ʒēlǵə gə rī wȧ.
- [Scríobhann sé an Ghaeilge go rí-mhaith.]
- He writes Irish very well.
- any Gaelic language
Declension edit
Declension of Gaeilge
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms edit
- (Irish language): Gaeilge na hÉireann
- (Modern Irish): Nua-Ghaeilge
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- Gaeilgeoireacht f (“(act of) speaking Irish”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Gaeilge | Ghaeilge | nGaeilge |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Gaeḋealg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 345
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Goídelc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 37
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Gaeilge”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Gaeilge” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Gaeilge” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Irish. Doublet of Gàidhlig.
Proper noun edit
Gaeilge f (genitive Gaeilge)
- the Irish Gaelic language
- Synonym: Gàidhlig na h-Èireann
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| Gaeilge | Ghaeilge |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |