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Gaelic

adj · name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɡælɪk/ Received Pronunciation, when referring to Scottish Gaelic
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Scotland: /ˈɡalɪk/
  • /ˈɡeɪlɪk/ Received Pronunciation, when referring to Irish Gaelic or Manx Gaelic
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈɡeɪlɪk/ for all senses
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪlɪk
  • rhymes with -ælɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: G EY1 L IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Goidelic; any Goidelic language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

Goidelic; any Goidelic language.

Irish Gaelic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

Goidelic; any Goidelic language.

Manx Gaelic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

name

Meaning 5

Goidelic; any Goidelic language.

Scottish Gaelic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

name

Meaning 6

Goidelic; any Goidelic language.

Classical Gaelic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Ellipsis of Gaelic football.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective

Meaning 8

relating to or characteristic of the Celts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Celtic

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Goidelic, Erse

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Celtic, Celtic language

Narrower terms: Irish, Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, Scots Gaelic, Manx

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Gael Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Gaelic From Gael + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: gouezel — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Catalan: goidèlic — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Catalan: gaèlic — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Czech: gaelský — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Danish: gælisk — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Dutch: Gaelisch — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Esperanto: gaela — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Faroese: gæliskur — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Finnish: goideelinen — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Galician: gaélico — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Greek: γαελικός (gaelikós) — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Hungarian: gael — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Irish: Gaelach — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Italian: gaelico — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Japanese: ゲール族 (gēru-zoku) — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Japanese: ゲール語 (gēru-go) — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Macedonian: гелски (gelski) — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Polish: gaelicki — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Portuguese: gaélico — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Portuguese: gaélica — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Russian: гэльский (gɛlʹskij) — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Scottish Gaelic: Gàidhealach — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Spanish: gaélico — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Swedish: gaelisk — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Swedish: gälisk — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Tagalog: Gaeliko — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Tajik: гаэлӣ (gaeli) — relating to the Gaels or their language
  • Faroese: gæliskt — any Goidelic language
  • Finnish: goideelinen kieli — any Goidelic language
  • Italian: lingua gaelica — any Goidelic language
  • Japanese: ゲール語 (gēru-go) — any Goidelic language
  • Polish: język gaelicki — any Goidelic language
  • Russian: гэльский (gɛlʹskij) — any Goidelic language
  • Spanish: gaélico — any Goidelic language
  • Tajik: гаэлӣ (gaeli) — any Goidelic language
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