Gaelic football en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [-ˈfʊʔ-] (Received-Pronunciation)
- [-ˈfʊʔ-] (General-American)
- /ˌɡeɪlɪk ˈfʊtbɔl/ (General-American)
- /ˌɡeɪlɪk ˈfʊtbɔːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
- /ˌɡæ-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Gaelic (adjective) + football.
Meanings
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(uncountable) An Irish form of football played by two teams of 15 players each, who score by kicking or punching a ball into the opposing team's goal or over a crossbar and between two upright posts above the goal.
Armagh (and it is one of the most memorable chapters in the history of Gaelic football) were fated to fall at the last hurdle when they were beaten by Kerry in the All-Ireland decider.
2001, Brian Cosgrove, “Sport, Politics and the ‘Other Side’”, in The Yew Tree at the Head of the Strand, Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, →ISBN, pages 143–144:
Coordinates
Gaelic handball · rounders · hurling · camogie
Hypernyms
Translations (36)
ka გელური ფეხბურთი (Irish form of football) · eo pejlo (Irish form of football) · pl futbol gaelicki (Irish form of football) · da Gælisk fodbold (Irish form of football) · lt Gėlų futbolas (Irish form of football) · sco Gaelic fitbaa (Irish form of football) · fr football gaelique (Irish form of football) · ja ゲーリックフットボール (Irish form of football) · sk Írske ragby (Irish form of football) · fi kelttiläinen jalkapallo (Irish form of football) · sv Gaelisk fotboll (Irish form of football) · gv bluckan coshey Gaeglagh (Irish form of football) · es fútbol gaélico (Irish form of football) · ga peil (Irish form of football) · cmn 蓋爾式足球 /盖尔式足球 (Irish form of football) · cy Pêl-droed Wyddelig (Irish form of football) · uk ге́льський футбо́л (Irish form of football) · eu futbol gaeliko (Irish form of football) · br mell-droad ouezelek (Irish form of football) · mk ге́лски фу́дбал (Irish form of football) · tr Gal futbolu (Irish form of football) · it football gaelico (Irish form of football) · ga peil Ghaelach (Irish form of football) · hy կելտական ֆուտբոլ (Irish form of football) · nb Gælisk fotball (Irish form of football) · sh Гелски фу̏дба̄л (Irish form of football) · ru гэ́льский футбо́л (Irish form of football) · gl fútbol gaélico (Irish form of football) · ro fotbal galic (Irish form of football) · ca futbol gaèlic (Irish form of football) · pt futebol gaélico (Irish form of football) · ga caid (Irish form of football) · it calcio gaelico (Irish form of football) · fi Gaelilainen jalkapallo (Irish form of football) · ko 게일릭 풋볼 (Irish form of football) · el γαελικό ποδόσφαιρο (Irish form of football)
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