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Goidelic

American  
[goi-del-ik] / gɔɪˈdɛl ɪk /
Also Gadhelic

noun

  1. 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

  1. of or belonging to Goidelic; Q-Celtic.

Goidelic British  
/ ɡɔɪˈdɛlɪk /

noun

  1. the N group of Celtic languages, consisting of Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx Compare Brythonic

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Goidelic

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

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"If so, then Goidelic had to have arrived earlier, either with Beakers, or earlier."

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2021

We may also mention that in Goidelic initial j and medial v disappear, e.g.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

Picts, Goidelic Celts, Brythonic Celts, Scots, and Anglo-Saxons were in possession of the country.

From An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) by Robert S. Rait

The S.E. of Britain may have been extensively Romanized, and it is not impossible that remnants of Goidelic speech may have lingered on in out-of-the-way corners.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

It was distinct in some points from the Goidelic of Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Highlands of Scotland.

From Cornwall by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould

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