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.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɡælɪk/Received Pronunciation, when referring to Scottish Gaelic
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Scotland:/ˈɡalɪk/
/ˈɡeɪlɪk/Received Pronunciation, when referring to Irish Gaelic or Manx Gaelic
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General-American:/ˈɡeɪlɪk/for all senses
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rhymes with -eɪlɪk
rhymes with -ælɪk
CMU ARPABET:G EY1 L IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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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
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Meaning relationships
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name
Meaning 2
Goidelic; any Goidelic language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
Goidelic; any Goidelic language.
Irish Gaelic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 4
Goidelic; any Goidelic language.
Manx Gaelic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 5
Goidelic; any Goidelic language.
Scottish Gaelic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 6
Goidelic; any Goidelic language.
Classical Gaelic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
Ellipsis of Gaelic football.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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