Standard Lemma guide

Gaulish

adj · name · 3 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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɔːlɪʃ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈɡɔːlɪʃ/
  • cot-caught-merger: /ˈɡɑlɪʃ/
  • rhymes with -ɔːlɪʃ

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Gaul.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Gallic

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to the Celtic tribes speaking Gaulish 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

3

name

Meaning 3

The now-extinct Celtic language that was spoken in Gaul.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Old English Gallisċ, equivalent to Gaul + -ish. Doublet of Welsh.

Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: galian — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Catalan: gal — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Catalan: gàl·lic — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高盧 /高卢 (Gāolú) — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Coptic: ⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲕⲟⲥ (gallikos) — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Corsican: gallicu — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Czech: galský — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Danish: gallisk — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Dutch: Gallisch — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Finnish: gallialainen — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • French: gaulois — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Galician: gálico — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • German: gallisch — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Greek: γαλατικός (galatikós) — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Irish: Gallach — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Italian: gallico — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Marathi: गॉलिश (gŏliś) — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gallisk — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gallisk — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Polish: galijski — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Portuguese: gaulês — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Portuguese: gálico — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Russian: га́лльский (gállʹskij) — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Spanish: galo — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Spanish: gálico — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Swedish: galler- — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Swedish: gallisk — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Tagalog: Galo — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Ukrainian: га́льський (hálʹsʹkyj) — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Welsh: Galaidd — of or pertaining to Gaul
  • Albanian: galishte — Celtic language of Gaul
  • Breton: galianeg — Celtic language of Gaul
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高盧語 /高卢语 (Gāolúyǔ) — Celtic language of Gaul
  • Danish: gallisk — Celtic language of Gaul
  • Dutch: Gallisch — Celtic language of Gaul
  • Finnish: galli — Celtic language of Gaul
  • French: gaulois — Celtic language of Gaul
  • German: Gallisch — Celtic language of Gaul
  • Irish: Gaillis — Celtic language of Gaul
  • Italian: gallico — Celtic language of Gaul
  • Marathi: गॉलिश (gŏliś) — Celtic language of Gaul
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gallisk — Celtic language of Gaul
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gallisk — Celtic language of Gaul
  • Polish: galijski — Celtic language of Gaul
  • Portuguese: gaulês — Celtic language of Gaul
  • Portuguese: gálico — Celtic language of Gaul
  • Russian: га́лльский — Celtic language of Gaul
  • Scots: Gauls — Celtic language of Gaul
  • Swedish: galliska — Celtic language of Gaul
  • Tagalog: Galo — Celtic language of Gaul
  • Turkish: Galyaca — Celtic language of Gaul
  • Ukrainian: гальська — Celtic language of Gaul
  • Welsh: Galeg — Celtic language of Gaul
Real reading context

Gaulish in complete knowledge articles