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.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Of or relating to the Gaels, the Celtic peoples of Scotland, Ireland, and the Isle of Man, or their languages.
I began to study coats of arms, visit the Web sites of portrait galleries and look up the etymology of Gaelic names. 2012 August 13, Leslie Larson, “Up a family tree”, in CNN:
gd Gàidhealach (relating to the Gaels or their language) · es gaélico (relating to the Gaels or their language) · it gaelico (relating to the Gaels or their language) · nl Gaelisch (relating to the Gaels or their language) · gl gaélico (relating to the Gaels or their language) · pt gaélico (relating to the Gaels or their language) · tl Gaeliko (relating to the Gaels or their language) · fo gæliskur (relating to the Gaels or their language) · eo gaela (relating to the Gaels or their language) · br gouezel (relating to the Gaels or their language) · tg гаэлӣ (relating to the Gaels or their language) · sv gaelisk (relating to the Gaels or their language) · el γαελικός (relating to the Gaels or their language) · mk гелски (relating to the Gaels or their language) · ca goidèlic (relating to the Gaels or their language) · hu gael (relating to the Gaels or their language) · cs gaelský (relating to the Gaels or their language) · ca gaèlic (relating to the Gaels or their language) · ga Gaelach (relating to the Gaels or their language) · ja ゲール族 (relating to the Gaels or their language) · ru гэльский (relating to the Gaels or their language) · fi goideelinen (relating to the Gaels or their language) · da gælisk (relating to the Gaels or their language) · ja ゲール語 (relating to the Gaels or their language) · pl gaelicki (relating to the Gaels or their language) · sv gälisk (relating to the Gaels or their language) · pt gaélica (relating to the Gaels or their language)
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.
Meanings
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of Gaelic football.
Undoubtedly, the main reasons why many gifted young Irish sportsmen such as Niall Quinn, Kevin Moran and Frank Stapleton opted to play soccer instead of Gaelic is^([sic]) that soccer afforded them the opportunity to display and test their abilities in an international arena and earn a good living. 1995, John Sugden, Alan Bairner, Sport, Sectarianism and Society, page 42:
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.
Meanings
Goidelic; any Goidelic language.
By the time this mysterious knight died in the 1360s, his book was available in every European language, including Dutch, Gaelic, Czech, Catalan, and Walloon. 2001 December 2, Giles Milton, “'The Riddle and the Knight'”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2022:
She taught herself some Gaelic as a child. It’s hard to pronounce, and with no other Gaelic speakers around that she could practice on, she’s forgotten nearly all of what she learned. 2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 342:
Goidelic; any Goidelic language. ▸ Irish Gaelic.
Goidelic; any Goidelic language. ▸ Manx Gaelic.
Goidelic; any Goidelic language. ▸ Scottish Gaelic.
Goidelic; any Goidelic language. ▸ Classical Gaelic.
Forms
Spelling
Features
Labels
Source
Galic
alternative, obsolete
lexicographic
Translations (8)
fo gæliskt (any Goidelic language) · es gaélico (any Goidelic language) · pl język gaelicki (any Goidelic language) · ru гэльский (any Goidelic language) · tg гаэлӣ (any Goidelic language) · it lingua gaelica (any Goidelic language) · ja ゲール語 (any Goidelic language) · fi goideelinen kieli (any Goidelic language)