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.

Also Ga·dhel·ic

[guh-del-ik] /gəˈdɛl ɪk/.

Compare Brythonic, P-Celtic.

Origin of Goidelic

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

Example sentences from the Web for goidelic

But after the separation of the Goidelic group a further change took place.

The Religion of the Ancient Celts |J. A. MacCulloch
No absence of Goidelic elements in British place-names is proof against such positive evidence.

The Bronze Age and the Celtic World |Harold Peake
The Goidelic dialects have preserved the vowels of accented syllables on the whole better than Brythonic.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 |Various
In modern phrase, the Goidelic, not the Brythonic branch of the Celtic race.

The Christian Church in These Islands before the Coming of Augustine |George Forrest Browne

On account of this Goidelic element, it has been claimed that the personages of the Mabinogion are purely Goidelic.

The Religion of the Ancient Celts |J. A. MacCulloch

British Dictionary definitions for goidelic

Goidelic

Goidhelic Gadhelic

/ (ɡɔɪˈdɛlɪk) /

noun

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

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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Goidelic

noun

adjective

Origin of Goidelic

Example sentences from the Web for goidelic

British Dictionary definitions for goidelic

Goidhelic Gadhelic

noun

adjective

Word Origin for Goidelic