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adj
Connected with Ireland or the Highlands of Scotland, or to the Gaelic languages spoken in those places.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, not-comparable, offensive, sometimes
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Either of the Gaelic languages of Ireland and Scotland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, offensive, sometimes, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Gaelic, Goidelic
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Celtic, Celtic language
Narrower terms: Irish, Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, Scots Gaelic, Manx
History
From Scots Erse (“Irish”), from earlier Ersche, Ersch, a contraction of Erisch, Erische (“Irish”), from Middle English Erische, Irische, Irisch (“Irish”). Doublet of Irish. Compare also Scots Irisch.
