gaèlic
See also: Gaelic
Catalan
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Gaelic, ultimately from Old Irish Goídel (“Gael”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editgaèlic (feminine gaèlica, masculine plural gaèlics, feminine plural gaèliques)
- Irish (pertaining to Irish or the Irish language)
- Gaelic (pertaining to the Gaels or the Gaelic languages)
- Synonym: goidèlic
Noun
editgaèlic m (plural gaèlics, feminine gaèlica)
Proper noun
editgaèlic m
- Irish (the Irish language)
- Synonyms: irlandès, gaèlic irlandès, (Valencian) irlandés, (Valencian) gaèlic irlandés
- Gaelic (the Gaelic family of languages)
- Synonym: goidèlic
Derived terms
edit- (Scottish Gaelic): gaèlic escocès, (Valencian) gaèlic escocés
- (Irish Gaelic): gaèlic irlandès, (Valencian) gaèlic irlandés
- (Manx Gaelic): gaèlic manx, (colloquial) gaèlic manès, (Valencian) gaèlic manés
Usage notes
editWhen 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- “gaèlic” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “gaèlic”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “gaèlic” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Categories:
- Catalan terms borrowed from English
- Catalan terms derived from English
- Catalan terms derived from Old Irish
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Catalan/ɛlik
- Rhymes:Catalan/ɛlik/3 syllables
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan adjectives
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Catalan masculine nouns
- Catalan proper nouns
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