Gaelic

Gaelic

Gaelic as an adjective means "pertaining to the Gaels", including language and culture. As a noun, it may refer to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the individual languages.

Gaelic languages

In referring to languages, Gaelic may mean or refer to:

* Goidelic languages - or "Gaelic languages":* Irish language, or the derived Newfoundland Irish dialect:* Scottish Gaelic, or the derived Canadian Gaelic dialect:* Manx language

When referring to Irish Gaelic or Manx Gaelic, it is usually pron-en|ˈgeɪlɪk. When referring to Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic is usually pronounced IPA|/ˈgɑːlɪk/ or IPA|/ˈgælɪk/; IPA2|ˈgalɪk in Scots and Scottish English.

Gaelic culture and history

As an adjective, Gaelic may refer to the Gaelic culture and history of the Gaelic-speaking peoples, with reference to, amongst other things:

*Gaels (The Gaelic peoples)
*The Gaelic Association (An Comunn Gàidhealach)
*The Gaelic Athletic Association
*The Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts
*Gaelic football
*Gaelic games
*Gaelic handball
*The Gaelic League (Conradh na Gaeilge)
*Gaelic-Norse
*Gaelic punk
*The Gaelic Revival
*Gaelic-speaking congregations in the Church of Scotland
*Gaelic script (typeface)

Other uses

*SS Gaelic

ee also

*Differences between Scottish Gaelic and Irish


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