Goidelic

[ goi-del-ik ]

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

/ ɡɔɪˈdɛlɪk /

noun

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

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Goidelic¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Goidelic¹

C19: from Old Irish Goidel a Celt, from Old Welsh gwyddel, from gwydd savage

Example Sentences

The language of the Ogam inscriptions is the oldest form of Goidelic with which we are acquainted.

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

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The Goidelic dialects have preserved the vowels of accented syllables on the whole better than Brythonic.

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

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The names of some of them occur in one source in a Goidelic, in another in a Brythonic form.

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