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, all of which are members of the Goidelic branch of the Celtic languages.
In referring to languages, Gaelic may mean:
Gaelic languages are distinct from the Brythonic group of Celtic languages, which is composed of Cornish, Breton, and Welsh.
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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, all of which are members of the Goidelic branch of the Celtic languages.
In referring to languages, Gaelic may mean:
Gaelic languages are distinct from the Brythonic group of Celtic languages, which is composed of Cornish, Breton, and Welsh.
When referring to Irish Gaelic or the Manx Gaelic spoken in the Isle of Man, it is usually pronounced /ˈɡeɪlɪk/. In Scotland, "Gaelic" is usually pronounced /ˈɡɑːlɪk/ or /ˈɡælɪk/; [ˈɡalɪk] in Scots and Scottish English.
In Ireland people usually do not call the Irish language Gaelic. Most people refer to it simply as "Irish", or Gaeilge in the language itself. In Irish vernacular, the term "Gaelic" as a noun often refers to Gaelic games.
As an adjective, Gaelic may refer to the Gaelic culture and history of the Gaelic-speaking peoples, with...
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