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Gaelic.

Goidelic; any Goidelic language.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɡælɪk//ˈɡalɪk/Scotland/ˈɡeɪlɪk//ˈɡeɪlɪk/General-American

  1. Goidelic; any Goidelic language.

  2. Goidelic; any Goidelic language. Irish Gaelic.

  3. Goidelic; any Goidelic language. Manx Gaelic.

  4. Goidelic; any Goidelic language. Scottish Gaelic.

  5. Goidelic; any Goidelic language. Classical Gaelic.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- Proto-Celtic *weidus Proto-Celtic *weidelos Proto-Brythonic *guɨðel Proto-Brythonic *Guɨðelbor. Old Irish Goídel Irish Gaelbor. English Gael Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Gaelic From Gael + -ic.

adj/ˈɡælɪk//ˈɡalɪk/Scotland/ˈɡeɪlɪk//ˈɡeɪlɪk/General-American

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

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- Proto-Celtic *weidus Proto-Celtic *weidelos Proto-Brythonic *guɨðel Proto-Brythonic *Guɨðelbor. Old Irish Goídel Irish Gaelbor. English Gael Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Gaelic From Gael + -ic.

noun/ˈɡælɪk//ˈɡalɪk/Scotland/ˈɡeɪlɪk//ˈɡeɪlɪk/General-American

  1. Ellipsis of Gaelic football.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- Proto-Celtic *weidus Proto-Celtic *weidelos Proto-Brythonic *guɨðel Proto-Brythonic *Guɨðelbor. Old Irish Goídel Irish Gaelbor. English Gael Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Gaelic From Gael + -ic.

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