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.

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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

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adjective

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

Etymology

Origin of Goidelic

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

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2021

Goidelic.—The term Goidelic is used to embrace the Celtic dialects of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.

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

This change took place before the Goidelic Celts broke away and invaded Britain in the tenth century B.C., but while Celts and Teutons were still in contact, since Teutons borrowed words with initial p, e.g.

From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by MacCulloch, J. A.

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 Rait, Robert S.

There is nothing corresponding to this consonantal mutation in Goidelic.

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