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Gaelic

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Gael·ic  (glk)
adj.
Of or relating to the Gaels or their culture or languages.
n.
1. Goidelic.
2. Any of the Goidelic languages.

Gaelic [ˈgeɪlɪk ˈgæl-]
n
(Linguistics / Languages) any of the closely related languages of the Celts in Ireland, Scotland, or (formerly) the Isle of Man Compare Goidelic
adj
(Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) (Placename) of, denoting, or relating to the Celtic people of Ireland, Scotland, or the Isle of Man or their language or customs
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.GaelicGaelic - any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland
Celtic, Celtic language - a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era
Irish Gaelic, Irish - the Celtic language of Ireland
Scots Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic - the Gaelic of Scotland
Manx - the ancient Gaelic formerly spoken on the Isle of Man; the language is sometimes used on ceremonial occasions
Adj.1.Gaelic - relating to or characteristic of the Celts
Translations
Gaelic [ˈgeɪlɪk]
A. ADJgaélico
B. N (Ling) → gaélico m
C. CPD Gaelic coffee Ncafé m irlandés
Gaelic [ˈgeɪlɪk ˈgælɪk]
adjgaélique
ngaélique m
Gaelic
adjgälisch
n (Ling) → Gälisch nt
Gaelic [ˈgeɪlɪk]
1. adjgaelico/a
2. n (language) → gaelico

Gaelic [ˈgeɪlɪk]
1. adjgaelico/a
2. n (language) → gaelico


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The Tain gives us vivid pictures of people and things, but it is not full of beauty and of tender imagination like many of the Gaelic stories.
Johnson and others, who had dared to say in their time that the poems of Ossian were not genuine lays of the Gaelic bard, handed down from father to son, and taken from the lips of old women in Highland huts, as Macpherson claimed.
In this sore and irritable mood did the captain pursue his course, keeping a wary eye on every movement, and bristling up whenever the detested sound of the Gaelic language grated upon his ear.
 
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