Gaelic

See also: gaèlic

English

Alternative forms

• Galic (obsolete)

Etymology

From Gael +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡælɪk/ (when referring to Scottish Gaelic)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡeɪlɪk/ (when referring to Irish Gaelic or Manx Gaelic)
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈɡalɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡeɪlɪk/ (for all senses)
• Rhymes: -eɪlɪk, -ælɪk

Proper noun

Gaelic

1. Goidelic; any Goidelic language.
   1. Irish Gaelic.
   2. Manx Gaelic.
   3. Scottish Gaelic.

Usage notes

When used without any modifier, Gaelic refers most often to Scottish Gaelic. Irish Gaelic and Manx Gaelic are more commonly called simply Irish and Manx.

Translations

Goidelic — see Goidelic

any Goidelic language

• Italian: lingua (it) gaelica f

• Japanese: ゲール語 (gēru-go)
• Russian: гэльский (ru) m (gɛlʹskij)

Scottish Gaelic — see Scottish Gaelic

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} gaeliska (sv) c, ^{(please verify)} gäliska (sv) c

Adjective

Gaelic (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Gaels, the Celtic peoples of Scotland, Ireland, and the Manx, or their languages.

Translations

relating to the Gaels or their language

• Breton: gouezel
• Catalan: goidèlic, gaèlic
• Czech: gaelský
• Danish: gælisk
• Dutch: Gaelisch
• Esperanto: gaela
• Faroese: gæliskur
• Galician: gaélico (gl) m
• Greek: γαελικός (gaelikós)
• Hungarian: gael

• Irish: Gaelach
• Italian: gaelico m
• Japanese: ゲール族 (gēru-zoku) (people), ゲール語 (gēru-go) (language)
• Macedonian: гелски m (gelski)
• Polish: gaelicki
• Portuguese: gaélico (pt) m, gaélica f
• Russian: гэльский (ru) m (gɛlʹskij)
• Scottish Gaelic: Gàidhealach
• Spanish: gaélico (es)
• Swedish: gaelisk (sv), gälisk (sv)
• Tagalog: Gaeliko

Further reading

• Ethnologue file on the Gaelic languages
• Gaelic.com Dictionary