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Gaelic - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Gaelic : adj : relating to or characteristic of the Celts [syn: Celtic, Gaelic]
(noun)
1: any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and
Scotland [syn: Gaelic, Goidelic, Erse]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Erse \Erse\ ([~e]rs), n. [A modification of Irish, OE. Irishe.]
A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is
spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; -- called, by the
Highlanders, Gaelic.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Gaelic : \Gael"ic\, n. [Gael. Gaelig, G[`a]ilig.]
The language of the Gaels, esp. of the Highlanders of
Scotland. It is a branch of the Celtic.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Gaelic : \Gael"ic\ (?; 277), a. [Gael. G[`a]idhealach, Gaelach,
from G[`a]idheal, Gael, a Scotch Highlander.] (Ethnol.)
Of or pertaining to the Gael, esp. to the Celtic Highlanders
of Scotland; as, the Gaelic language.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Gaelic :
For automated test programs. Used in military, essentially
replaced by ATLAS.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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