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Webster 1913 Edition


Gaelic

Gael′ic

(?; 277)
,
Adj.
[Gael.
Gàidhealach
,
Gaelach
, from
Gàidheal
,
Gael
, a Scotch Highlander.]
(Ethnol.)
Of or pertaining to the Gael, esp. to the Celtic Highlanders of Scotland;
as, the
Gaelic
language
.

Gael′ic

,
Noun.
[Gael.
Gaelig
,
Gàilig
.]
The language of the Gaels, esp. of the Highlanders of Scotland. It is a branch of the Celtic.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gaelic

GA'ELIC


Definition 2024


gaèlic

gaèlic

See also: Gaelic

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Usage notes

When context is not sufficient to resolve the ambiguity with this term, the terms goidèlic (Goidel, Goidelic) and irlandès (Irishman, Irish) are preferred.

Adjective

gaèlic m (feminine gaèlica, masculine plural gaèlics, feminine plural gaèliques)

  1. Irish (pertaining to Irish or the Irish language)
  2. Gaelic (pertaining to the Gaels or the Gaelic languages)

Synonyms

Noun

gaèlic m (plural gaèlics, feminine gaèlica)

  1. Gael
  2. Irishman

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Proper noun

gaèlic m

  1. Irish (the Irish language)
  2. Gaelic (the Gaelic family of languages)

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