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, all of which are members of the Goidelic branch of the Celtic languages.

Gaelic languages

In referring to languages, Gaelic may mean:

Goidelic languages - or "Gaelic languages"
Irish language (Gaeilge)
Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig)
Manx language (Gaelg or Gailck)

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.

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
Scottish Gaelic punk
The Gaelic Revival
Gaelic-speaking congregations in the Church of Scotland
Gaelic script (typeface)
List of Gaelic Language Books

Other uses

SS Gaelic

Translation of "Gaelic"

Breton: Gouezeleg, Hebrew: גאלית, Japanese: ゲーリック, Norwegian (Bokmål): Gælisk, Chinese: 盖尔语.