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Goidelic

[ goi-del-ik ]
/ gɔɪˈdɛl ɪk /
Linguistics

noun

Also called Q-Celtic. the subbranch of Celtic in which the Proto-Indo-European kw-sound remained a velar. Irish and Scottish Gaelic belong to Goidelic.

adjective

of or belonging to Goidelic; Q-Celtic.

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Also Ga·dhel·ic [guh-del-ik] /gəˈdɛl ɪk/ .
Compare Brythonic, P-Celtic.

Origin of Goidelic

1880–1885; <Old Irish Goídil Gael + -ic

Words nearby Goidelic

gohonzon, goi, Goiânia, Goiás, Goidel, Goidelic, go in, go in for, going, going for one, going, going, gone
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British Dictionary definitions for Goidelic

Goidelic

Goidhelic Gadhelic

/ (ɡɔɪˈdɛlɪk) /

noun

the N group of Celtic languages, consisting of Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, and ManxCompare Brythonic

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of this group of languages

Word Origin for Goidelic

C19: from Old Irish Goidel a Celt, from Old Welsh gwyddel, from gwydd savage
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