English Explanatory Dictionary

Gaelic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Goidelic; any Goidelic language.
  2. Irish Gaelic.
  3. Manx Gaelic.
  4. Scottish Gaelic.
  5. Classical Gaelic.
adj
  1. Of or relating to the Gaels, the Goidel peoples of Scotland and Ireland, and the Manx, or their languages.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of Gaelic football.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Gaelic Galic

Etymology

From Gael + -ic.

Derived words

Gaelic football Gaelic handball

Translations

Faroese: gæliskt Finnish: goideelinen kieli Italian: lingua gaelica Japanese: ゲール語 Polish: język gaelicki Russian: гэльский Spanish: gaélico Tajik: гаэлӣ
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