Gaulish

English

Etymology

From Old English Gallisċ, equivalent to Gaul +‎ -ish. Doublet of Welsh.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɡɔːlɪʃ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɡɔːlɪʃ/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ɡɑlɪʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːlɪʃ
• Hyphenation: Gaul‧ish

Adjective

Gaulish (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Gaul.

   Synonym: Gallic

2. Of or pertaining to the Celtic tribes speaking Gaulish languages.

Translations

of or pertaining to Gaul

• Breton: galian (br)
• Catalan: gal (ca), gàl·lic (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 高盧／高卢 (zh) (Gāolú)

• Coptic: ⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲕⲟⲥ (gallikos)
• Corsican: gallicu m
• Czech: galský (cs)
• Danish: gallisk
• Dutch: Gallisch (nl)
• Finnish: gallialainen (fi)
• French: gaulois (fr)
• Galician: gálico (gl)
• German: gallisch (de)
• Greek: γαλατικός (el) (galatikós)
• Irish: Gallach
• Italian: gallico (it)
• Marathi: गॉलिश (gŏliś)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: gallisk

  Nynorsk: gallisk

• Polish: galijski (pl)
• Portuguese: gaulês (pt), gálico (pt)
• Russian: га́лльский (ru) (gállʹskij)
• Spanish: galo (es), gálico (es)
• Swedish: galler-, gallisk (sv)
• Tagalog: Galo
• Ukrainian: га́льський (hálʹsʹkyj)
• Welsh: Galaidd

Proper noun

Gaulish

1. The Celtic language that was spoken in Gaul, long extinct.

Coordinate terms

Lost Celtic languages: Celtiberian, Cumbric, Galatian, Lepontic, Noric, Pictish

Translations

Celtic language of Gaul

• Breton: galianeg (br) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 高盧語／高卢语 (zh) (Gāolúyǔ)

• Danish: gallisk
• Dutch: Gallisch (nl) n
• Finnish: galli (fi)
• French: gaulois (fr) m
• German: Gallisch (de) n
• Irish: Gaillis f
• Italian: gallico (it) m
• Marathi: गॉलिश (gŏliś)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: gallisk m

  Nynorsk: gallisk m

• Polish: galijski (pl) m
• Portuguese: gaulês (pt) m, gálico (pt) m
• Russian: га́лльский (язы́к) m (gállʹskij (jazýk))
• Scots: Gauls
• Swedish: galliska (sv) c
• Tagalog: Galo
• Turkish: Galyaca
• Ukrainian: гальська (мова) f (halʹsʹka (mova))
• Welsh: Galeg f

See also

• Category:Gaulish language

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Gaulish, xtg ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Gaulish, xcg ⁠