Goidelic
[goi-del-ik]Linguistics
- 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.
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- of or belonging to Goidelic; Q-Celtic.
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Also Ga·dhel·ic [guh-del-ik] /gəˈdɛl ɪk/.
Origin of Goidelic
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In Goidelic, we find two mutations, the vocalic and the nasal.
There is nothing corresponding to this consonantal mutation in Goidelic.
As has been already remarked, they are now generally described as the Brythonic and Goidelic branches of the Celtic race.
The Christian Church in These Islands before the Coming of AugustineGeorge Forrest Browne
In modern phrase, the Goidelic, not the Brythonic branch of the Celtic race.
The Christian Church in These Islands before the Coming of AugustineGeorge Forrest Browne
No absence of Goidelic elements in British place-names is proof against such positive evidence.
The Bronze Age and the Celtic WorldHarold Peake
Goidelic
Goidhelic Gadhelic
- the N group of Celtic languages, consisting of Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, and ManxCompare Brythonic
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- of, relating to, or characteristic of this group of languages
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Word Origin
C19: from Old Irish Goidel a Celt, from Old Welsh gwyddel, from gwydd savage
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Word Origin and History for goidelic
Goidelic
adj.
"pertaining to the branch of Celtic languages that includes Irish, Gaelic, and Manx," 1882, coined by Sir John Rhys (and first used in his "Celtic Britain"), from Old Irish Goidel "Gael" (see Gael).
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