Used in a Sentence

gaelic

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gaelic.

Editorial note

Northern Ireland's Gaelic culture is historically related to Isle of Mann and Northwest Scotland's Gaelic cultures.

Examples19
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Irish Gaelic.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gaelic gathered in one view.

noun

Irish Gaelic.

noun

Scottish Gaelic.

noun

Manx Gaelic.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gaelic.

Example sentences

1

Northern Ireland's Gaelic culture is historically related to Isle of Mann and Northwest Scotland's Gaelic cultures.

2

Gaelic is not directly related to these languages[1], and indeed the Gaelic speakers in Scotland mostly migrated from Ireland - Scottish and Irish Gaelic being extremely closely related.

3

Many people end up resenting Gaelic after being forced to learn it for no practical purpose.

4

He could read all languages of the Latin, German, and Slavic families, plus Gaelic and Greek.

5

If learning Gaelic or Navaho instead of something else is a problem, it's not one that I'm worried about.

6

So, if you think about colours in Gaelic you're going to reason about them in a very different way than if you are in English.

7

Raising a child bilingual in Gaelic and Navajo, not so good.

8

The scots preservation of Gaelic is much less than in Ireland.

9

The example of Gaelic here in Ireland is a poor one.

10

Rocko fancied a Gaelic holiday from his modern life?

11

Example: Scottish Gaelic has two words for red.

12

It's a language-learning app for the Scottish Gaelic language, which includes both a full 30 hour course, including native speaker audio and role-plays, and several mini-games to test yourself.

Quote examples

1

It comes from Scots Gaelic and literally means "great sword".

2

Well under 5% of Irish people have any real level of fluency in "Gaelic".

3

Making it easier and losing the Gaelic "bh" seems a bit more lower-class.

4

If someone wants to appreciate differences in color perception, is it better to learn Scottish Gaelic or read Berlin and Kay's "Basic Color Terms: Their Universality and Evolution" or similar works since 1969?

Proper noun examples

1

They're not considered anything like similar in Gaelic, even though they're usually translated into English as the same word.

2

In Scotland, there is a big movement to preserve the teaching of Gaelic.

3

Of course there is more practical purpose with Swedish than with Gaelic, but nevertheless it does not affect majority's day to day life.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gaelic in a sentence?

Northern Ireland's Gaelic culture is historically related to Isle of Mann and Northwest Scotland's Gaelic cultures.

What does gaelic mean?

Irish Gaelic.

What part of speech is gaelic?

gaelic is commonly used as noun.