Gaelic
pronunciation
How to pronounce Gaelic in British English:
UK [ˈgælɪk]
How to pronounce Gaelic in American English:
US [ˈɡelɪk]
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- Noun:
- any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland
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- Adjective:
- relating to or characteristic of the Celts
Word Origin
- Gaelic (adj.)
- 1774, "of or pertaining to the Gaels" (meaning originally in English the Scottish Highlanders); 1775 as a noun, "language of the Celts of the Scottish Highlands;" earlier Gathelik (1590s), from Gael (Scottish Gaidheal; see Gael) + -ic.
Example
- 1. The gaelic language formerly spoken on the isle of man .
- 2. Gaelic has been spoken by the people of scotland for centuries .
- 3. How do you say that in gaelic ?
- 4. The gaelic language of scotland .
- 5. Gaelic is still a living language .