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

Words nearby Goidelic

gohonzon, goi, Goiânia, Goiás, Goidel, Goidelic, go in, go in for, going, going for one, going, going, gone

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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 ManxCompare 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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	goidelic
释义	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 Words nearby Goidelic gohonzon, goi, Goiânia, Goiás, Goidel, Goidelic, go in, go in for, going, going for one, going, going, gone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 ManxCompare 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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