Gaelic
11Gaelic — adjective Etymology: Scottish Gaelic Gàidhlig the Scottish Gaelic language, from Gàidheal Gaelic Date: 1741 1. of or relating to the Gaels and especially the Celtic Highlanders of Scotland 2. of, relating to, or constituting the Goidelic speech… …
12Gaelic — Gae|lic [ˈgeılık, ˈgælık] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Gael Gaelic person (18 21 centuries), from Scottish Gaelic Gaidheal] one of the Celtic languages, especially spoken in parts of Scotland and in Ireland >Gaelic adj ▪ Gaelic poetry …
13Gaelic — [ geɪlɪk, galɪk] noun 1》 (also Scottish Gaelic) a Celtic language spoken in western Scotland, brought from Ireland in the 5th and 6th centuries AD. 2》 (also Irish Gaelic) another term for Irish (the language). adjective relating to the Goidelic… …
14Gaelic — Gael•ic [[t]ˈgeɪ lɪk[/t]] n. 1) peo a) Scottish Gaelic b) Irish 2) 2) peo the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages collectively 3) peo of or pertaining to the Gaels or Gaelic • Etymology: 1590–1600; Gael+ ic …
15Gaelic — Gael|ic1 [ geılık ] noun uncount a Celtic language that people speak in parts of Scotland a. a Celtic language that people speak in parts of Ireland Gaelic Gael|ic 2 [ geılık ] adjective relating to Gaelic or the culture of the people who speak… …
16Gaelic — 1 noun (U) one of the Celtic languages, especially spoken in parts of Scotland and in Ireland 2 adjective speaking Gaelic, or connected with Gaelic …
17Gaelic — /ˈgeɪlɪk / (say gaylik) noun 1. the Celtic language of ancient Ireland and any of the languages that developed from it (Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic and Manx, of the Isle of Man). –adjective 2. of or relating to the Gaels or their language …
18Gaelic — Erse Erse ([ e]rs), n. [A modification of Irish, OE. Irishe.] A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; called, by the Highlanders, {Gaelic}. [1913 Webster] …
19Gaelic — Langue gaélique Les langues gaéliques forment une famille de langues celtiques, distincte du groupe des langues brittoniques. Elles comprennent : l’irlandais (ainsi que le vieil irlandais), l’écossais, le mannois, dialecte de l île de Man.… …
20Gaelic — 1. noun /ɡɑːlɪk,ɡælɪk,ɡalɪk,ɡeɪlɪk/ a) Goidelic; any Goidelic language. b) Scottish Gaelic. 2. adjective /ɡɑːlɪk,ɡælɪk,ɡalɪk,ɡeɪlɪk/ Of or relating to the Gaels, the Celtic pe …
