Gaelg

Manx

Alternative forms

• Gailck

Etymology

From Old Irish Goídelc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɪlk/, /ɡɪlɡ/

Proper noun

Gaelg f (genitive Gaelgey)

1. The Manx Gaelic language

   Synonym: Manninish

   Cha ren mee rieau toiggal Gaelg dy mie. ― I never could understand Manx.

   Myr she Manninagh mish ta Gaelg aym. ― Being a Manxman I speak Manx.

   T'eh gynsaghey Gaelg da ny paitçhyn echey. ― He is teaching his children Manx.

2. Gaelic

   Gaelg Albinagh, Gaelg ny Halbey ― Scottish Gaelic

   Vel peiagh erbee as Gaelg echey ayns shoh? ― Is there a Gaelic speaking person here?

Derived terms

• Gaelgagh
• Gaelgeyr

 

Related terms

• Gael

 

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Gaelg	Ghaelg	Ngaelg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Goídelc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “Gaelg” in Phil Kelly, Fockleyr Gaelg-Baarle, 1991; reproduced on Fockleyreen: Manx - English Dictionary, 2 December 2014, →OCLC.
• “Gaelg” in Nathan J Pledger, Taggloo, 2012.