Scottish Gaelic

American  

[skot-ish gol-ik, gey-lik] / ˈskɒt ɪʃ ˈgɒl ɪk, ˈgeɪ lɪk /

or, often, Scots Gaelic

noun

1. the Gaelic of the Hebrides and the Highlands of Scotland, also spoken as a second language in Nova Scotia. ScotGael, Scot. Gael.

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Scottish Gaelic British  

noun

1. the Goidelic language of the Celts of Scotland, spoken in the Highlands and Western Isles

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Example Sentences

The ceremony also will include female bishops for the first time, as well as hymns and prayers sung in Welsh, Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic, as well as English.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2023

Irish, a Celtic language closely related to Scottish Gaelic, is the oldest spoken language in Western Europe, according to Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin, a professor at Concordia University’s School of Irish Studies in Montreal.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2023

Yet Scots is formally recognized as one of Scotland’s three official languages, together with English and Scottish Gaelic.

From Slate • Sep. 9, 2020

It became an official language of the European Union in 2007, and its nearest relatives are Scottish Gaelic and Manx, the researchers said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2018

In the Irish version and in the Scottish Gaelic version of 1767, a similar instance occurs in Acts, ii.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander