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

See Examples For:

Goidelic

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

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2021

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.

This change took place after the Goidelic invasion of Britain in the tenth century B.C.

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

The chief features which distinguish the Brythonic from the Goidelic dialects have already been enumerated.

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

Initial v gives f in Goidelic in the course of the 7th century, whereas in Brythonic it appears as gu, gw, cf.

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