Gàidhlig

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish Goídelc. Cognate with Irish Gaeilge and Manx Gaelg.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̊aːlikʲ/^[1]
(Harris, South Argyll) IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̊ɑːlikʲ/^[2]
Hyphenation: Gàidh‧lig

Proper noun

Gàidhlig f (genitive singular Gàidhlig or Gàidhlige)

Scottish Gaelic language
any of the three Gaelic languages

Usage notes

Ball & Muller (2012) note that although Gàidhlig typically remains unchanged in the genitive singular, it is occasionally altered to Gàidhlige, perhaps as a hypercorrection.

Related terms

Descendants

Gàidhlig na h-Èireann (“Irish Gaelic”)
Gàidhlig Mhanainn (“Manx”)

Mutation

Mutation of *Gàidhlig*
radical	lenition
Gàidhlig	Ghàidhlig

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 17
^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 172