gaèlic

See also: Gaelic

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English Gaelic, ultimately from Old Irish Goídel (“Gael”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡəˈɛ.lik]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ɡaˈɛ.lik]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlik

Adjective

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

  1. Irish (pertaining to Irish or the Irish language)
    Synonyms: irlandès, (Valencian) irlandés
  2. Gaelic (pertaining to the Gaels or the Gaelic languages)
    Synonym: goidèlic

Noun

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

  1. Gael
    Synonym: goidèlic
  2. Irishman
    Synonyms: irlandès, (Valencian) irlandés

Proper noun

gaèlic m

  1. Irish (the Irish language)
    Synonyms: irlandès, gaèlic irlandès, (Valencian) irlandés, (Valencian) gaèlic irlandés
  2. Gaelic (the Gaelic family of languages)
    Synonym: goidèlic

Derived terms

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.

Further reading

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