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Etymology
Borrowed from English Gaelic, ultimately from Old Irish Goídel (“Gael”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
gaèlic (feminine gaèlica, masculine plural gaèlics, feminine plural gaèliques)
- Irish (pertaining to Irish or the Irish language)
- Synonyms: irlandès, (Valencian) irlandés
- Gaelic (pertaining to the Gaels or the Gaelic languages)
- Synonym: goidèlic
Noun
gaèlic m (plural gaèlics, feminine gaèlica)
- Gael
- Synonym: goidèlic
- Irishman
- Synonyms: irlandès, (Valencian) irlandés
Proper noun
gaèlic m
- Irish (the Irish language)
- Synonyms: irlandès, gaèlic irlandès, (Valencian) irlandés, (Valencian) gaèlic irlandés
- 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.
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