Gaeilge
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Gaedhealg, Gaedhilge (superseded)
- Gaedhlaing, Gaolainn, Gaoluinn, Gaelainn (Munster)
- Gaeilinn (Waterford)
- Gaeilg, Gaeilic, Gaedhlag, Gaedhilg, Gaelighe (Ulster)
Etymology[edit]
From older Gaedhilge, originally the genitive of Classical Gaelic Gaedhealg, Gaoidhealg, from Old Irish Goídelc.
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/[1] (corresponding to the form Gaedhilg or Gaeilic)
Proper noun[edit]
Gaeilge f (genitive Gaeilge)
- the Irish language
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 123:
- šḱŕīvn̥̄ šē n ʒēlǵə gə rī wȧ.
- Scríobhann sé an Ghaeilge go rí-mhaith. (conventional orthography)
- He writes Irish very well.
- šḱŕīvn̥̄ šē n ʒēlǵə gə rī wȧ.
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 123:
- any Gaelic language
Declension[edit]
Declension of Gaeilge
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 | ||
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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]
- ^ 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
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Goídelc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “Gaeḋealg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 345
- 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 | |
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Radical | Lenition |
Gaeilge | Ghaeilge |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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