Goidelic
ɪk adjective
1.
of or belonging to Goidelic; Q-Celtic.
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Goidelic, Goidhelic or Gadhelic (ɡɔɪˈdɛlɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Compare Brythonic the N group of Celtic languages, consisting of Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of, relating to, or characteristic of this group of languages |
| [C19: from Old Irish Goidel a Celt, from Old Welsh gwyddel, from gwydd savage] | |
| Goidhelic, Goidhelic or Gadhelic | |
| —n | |
| —adj | |
| [C19: from Old Irish Goidel a Celt, from Old Welsh gwyddel, from gwydd savage] | |
| Gadhelic, Goidhelic or Gadhelic | |
| —n | |
| —adj | |
| [C19: from Old Irish Goidel a Celt, from Old Welsh gwyddel, from gwydd savage] | |
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Goidelic
"pertaining to the branch of Celtic languages that includes Irish, Gaelic, and Manx," 1882, coined by Sir John Rhys (and first used in his "Celtic Britain"), from O.Ir. Goidel "Gael" (see Gael).
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