Gaeltachtn.

Brit.

/ˈɡeɪltəxt/, U.S.

/ˈɡeɪltəxt/,

/ˈɡeɪltəkt/, Irish English

/ˈɡeːlθəxθ/

Forms: 1900s Gaodhaltacht (rare), 1900s– Gaedhaldacht (nonstandard), 1900s– Gaedhaltacht (nonstandard), 1900s– Gaedhealtacht (now rare), 1900s– Gaeltacht, 1900s– Gaoltacht (now rare).

Origin: A borrowing from Irish. Etymon: Irish Gaeltacht.

Etymology: < Irish Gaeltacht, †Gaedhealtacht Irish-speaking people collectively, Irish-speaking region (17th cent. or earlier) < †gaedhealta (adjective) Irish, Irish-speaking (17th cent. or earlier; < Gael , †Gaedheal Gael n. + -ta , variant of -tha , suffix forming adjectives from nouns) + -acht , suffix forming abstract nouns, probably partly after Galltacht , Galldacht in contrastive use (see Galltacht n.), and perhaps also influenced by English Irishry n. Compare earlier Gaidhealtachd n. and Gaeldom n.

1. Chiefly Irish English. Any of several regions of Ireland in which Irish is the predominant language of a large or significant proportion of the population. Also: these regions considered collectively.The Gaeltacht was established officially by the Irish Government in 1925 and is today administered by the Department of Community, Rural, and Gaeltacht Affairs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > [noun] > land of the Gaels

Gaeldom1860

Celtic fringe1885

Gaeltacht1910

1910 Irish Times 13 Dec. 8/7 Mr. Stephen McKenna delivered a lecture entitled ‘Ireland Revisited from Dublin to Gaeltacht.’

1945 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Antiquaries Ireland 75 196 To-day in Ventry Gaedhaltacht pilgrimages are made on November the 25th to Teampall Chaitríona.

1969 Guardian 16 July 7/1 She would like..to move back to the West, to the Gaeltacht where Irish is spoken as the native language.

2017 Irish News (Nexis) 22 Feb. 21 Gaeltachts are growing across areas like west Belfast and east Derry.

2. Those regions of Scotland, regarded collectively, in which Scottish Gaelic is the predominant language of a large or significant proportion of the population; esp. the Highlands and Hebrides; = Gaidhealtachd n.Somewhat rare.

ΚΠ

1930 Irish Monthly Aug. 382 The physical characteristics of the whole Irish—and, indeed, of the Scottish Gaeltacht, too—are identical.

1984 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 Oct. 1194/3 His Scotland, in effect, begins and ends with the Gaeltacht.

2008 S. Blamires Little Bk. Great Enchantment vi. 141 Yeats took a great interest in the writing style of this new Scotswoman on the scene and particularly in what she had to say..about life in the Scottish Gaeltacht.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gaeltacht
释义	Gaeltachtn. Brit. /ˈɡeɪltəxt/, U.S. /ˈɡeɪltəxt/, /ˈɡeɪltəkt/, Irish English /ˈɡeːlθəxθ/ Forms: 1900s Gaodhaltacht (rare), 1900s– Gaedhaldacht (nonstandard), 1900s– Gaedhaltacht (nonstandard), 1900s– Gaedhealtacht (now rare), 1900s– Gaeltacht, 1900s– Gaoltacht (now rare). Origin: A borrowing from Irish. Etymon: Irish Gaeltacht. Etymology: < Irish Gaeltacht, †Gaedhealtacht Irish-speaking people collectively, Irish-speaking region (17th cent. or earlier) < †gaedhealta (adjective) Irish, Irish-speaking (17th cent. or earlier; < Gael , †Gaedheal Gael n. + -ta , variant of -tha , suffix forming adjectives from nouns) + -acht , suffix forming abstract nouns, probably partly after Galltacht , Galldacht in contrastive use (see Galltacht n.), and perhaps also influenced by English Irishry n. Compare earlier Gaidhealtachd n. and Gaeldom n. 1. Chiefly Irish English. Any of several regions of Ireland in which Irish is the predominant language of a large or significant proportion of the population. Also: these regions considered collectively.The Gaeltacht was established officially by the Irish Government in 1925 and is today administered by the Department of Community, Rural, and Gaeltacht Affairs. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > [noun] > land of the Gaels Gaeldom1860 Celtic fringe1885 Gaeltacht1910 1910 Irish Times 13 Dec. 8/7 Mr. Stephen McKenna delivered a lecture entitled ‘Ireland Revisited from Dublin to Gaeltacht.’ 1945 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Antiquaries Ireland 75 196 To-day in Ventry Gaedhaltacht pilgrimages are made on November the 25th to Teampall Chaitríona. 1969 Guardian 16 July 7/1 She would like..to move back to the West, to the Gaeltacht where Irish is spoken as the native language. 2017 Irish News (Nexis) 22 Feb. 21 Gaeltachts are growing across areas like west Belfast and east Derry. 2. Those regions of Scotland, regarded collectively, in which Scottish Gaelic is the predominant language of a large or significant proportion of the population; esp. the Highlands and Hebrides; = Gaidhealtachd n.Somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1930 Irish Monthly Aug. 382 The physical characteristics of the whole Irish—and, indeed, of the Scottish Gaeltacht, too—are identical. 1984 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 Oct. 1194/3 His Scotland, in effect, begins and ends with the Gaeltacht. 2008 S. Blamires Little Bk. Great Enchantment vi. 141 Yeats took a great interest in the writing style of this new Scotswoman on the scene and particularly in what she had to say..about life in the Scottish Gaeltacht. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1910
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