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Meaning of "Goidelic" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GOIDELIC

From Old Irish Goidel a Celt, from Old Welsh gwyddel, from gwydd savage.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GOIDELIC

Goidelic  [ɡɔɪˈdɛlɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOIDELIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Goidelic can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GOIDELIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Goidelic

Goidelic languages

The Goidelic or Gaelic languages are one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages, the other consisting of the Brittonic languages. Goidelic languages historically formed a dialect continuum stretching from Ireland through the Isle of Man to Scotland. There are three modern Goidelic languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Manx, the last of which died out in the 20th century, but has since been revived to some degree. The Goidelic languages are variously classified as Insular Celtic or as Q-Celtic.

Definition of Goidelic in the English dictionary

The definition of Goidelic in the dictionary is of, relating to, or characteristic of this group of languages.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GOIDELIC


angelic
ænˈdʒɛlɪk
atelic
eɪˈtɛlɪk
autotelic
ˌɔːtəʊˈtɛlɪk
evangelic
ˌiːvænˈdʒɛlɪk
Gadhelic
ɡædˈhɛlɪk
infidelic
ˌɪnfɪˈdɛlɪk
melic
ˈmɛlɪk
melick
ˈmɛlɪk
nickelic
nɪˈkɛlɪk
philatelic
ˌfɪləˈtɛlɪk
prepsychedelic
ˌpriːsaɪkəˈdɛlɪk
protostelic
ˌprəʊtəʊˈstɛlɪk
psychedelic
ˌsaɪkɪˈdɛlɪk
relic
ˈrɛlɪk
sapropelic
ˌsæprəˈpɛlɪk
scalpellic
skælˈpɛlɪk
syringomyelic
səˌrɪŋɡəʊmaɪˈɛlɪk
telic
ˈtɛlɪk
ureotelic
ˌjʊərɪəˈtɛlɪk
uricotelic
ˌjʊərɪkəʊˈtɛlɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOIDELIC

Gog and Magog
gogga
goggle
goggle-eyed
gogglebox
goggler
goggles
goggly
Gogh
goglet
gogo
Gogol
Gogolian
Gogra
gohonzon
Goidel
Goidhelic

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOIDELIC

allelic
archangelic
blastocoelic
enterocoelic
Gaelic
Goidhelic
interallelic
Irish Gaelic
monostelic
nonallelic
Pantagruelic
parhelic
phocomelic
psychodelic
Scottish Gaelic
siphonostelic
stelic
wood melic

Synonyms and antonyms of Goidelic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Goidelic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOIDELIC

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The translations of Goidelic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Goidelic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Goidelic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Goidelic
570 millions of speakers

English

Goidelic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Goidelic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Goidelic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Goidelic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Goidelic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গেলিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Goidelic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Goidelic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Goidelic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゲール語の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Goidelic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Goidelic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Goidelic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Goidelic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Goidelic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Goidelic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Goidelic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Goidelic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Goidelic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Goidelic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Goidelic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Gallies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

goideliska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Goidelic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Goidelic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOIDELIC»

The term «Goidelic» is normally little used and occupies the 138.487 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOIDELIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Goidelic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOIDELIC»

Discover the use of Goidelic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Goidelic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia. Vol. 1-
Goidelic is the specialist linguistic term for the closely related sub-family of Celtic languages to which Irish, SCOTTISH GAELIC, and MANX belong. The history and linguistic properties of Goidelic are discussed in the articles on IRISH and the ...
John T. Koch, 2006
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, ...
Brythonic initial s becomes h in the 7th century, but this is unknown in Goidelic, e.g. Ir. salann, " salt," W. haters, Cornish kahin, Bret, kolenn; Lat. sl-mcn, Ir. sii, " seed," W. kit. Initial > gives / in Goidelic in the course of the 7th century, whereas in ...
Hugh Chisholm, 1910
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The Celtic Languages in Contact: Papers from the Workshop ...
linguistic developments for both British and Goidelic. Such a relative chronology exists inasmuch as the sound changes are concerned,14 but it is much more difficult to establish for the morphological and syntactic changes. On the other hand, ...
Hildegard L. C. Tristram, 2007
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Goidelic Substrate Hypothesis
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Zheng Cirino, 2012
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Goidelic: Old and Early-Middle-Irish Glosses, Prose and Verse
Text In Middle Irish With English Notes. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series.
Whitley Stokes, 2010
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Caesar Against the Celts
tions in Ireland were Goideis, from which the word Gaelic derives, and spoke Goidelic, another variant of the original Celtic tongue. Goidelic is sometimes called "Q Celtic," because of its retention of the "qu" sound of the parent Celtic tongue, ...
Ramon L. Jiménez, 1996
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, ...
Brythonic initial s becomes h in the 7th century, but this is' unknown in Goidelic, ag. Ir. salann, “ salt,” W. halen, Cornish haloin, Bret. holenn; Lat. sé-men, Ir. sil, “ seed,” W. hi1. Initial 1; gives f in Goidelic in the course of the 7th century, whereas  ...
Hugh Chrisholm, 1911
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The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
Brylhonic initial s becomes h in the 7th century, but this is unknown in Goidelic, e.g. Ir. salann, '* salt," W. kaien, Cornish kaloin, Bret. holcnn\ Lai. semen, Ir. sil, " seed," W. hil. Lnitial v gives / in Goidelic in the course of the 7th century, whereas  ...
Hugh Chisholm, 1910
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, ...
Brythonic initial s becomes h in the 7th century, but this is unknown in Goidelic, e.g. Ir. salann, “ salt,” W. halen, Cornish haloin, Bret. holenn ; Lat. sé-men, Ir. sil, “ seed,” W. hil. Initial 0 gives / in Goidelic in the course of the 7th century, whereas  ...
‎1910
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Language in the British Isles
Concord between the verb and its subject is always complete in the 1st and 2nd persons (though emphatic personal pronouns may be treated as nouns and so 3rd person), but from an early period in Brythonic, more slowly in Goidelic, the ...
Peter Trudgill, 1984

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOIDELIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Goidelic is used in the context of the following news items.
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How the Manx language came back from the dead
Cain, Manx Gaelic development officer at the Manx Heritage Foundation, is one of the thousands of speakers of Manx, a Goidelic language, ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
2
Hogmanay 2014: What is it, where is it held and how is it celebrated?
Some say it comes from a northern French dialect word “hoginane”, meaning “a gift at the New Year”. It could also stem from Norse or Goidelic ... «The Independent, Dec 14»
3
The Roots of Catholicism: Pagan or Jewish?
In Goidelic languages the word was borrowed before these languages had re-developed the /p/ sound and as a result the initial /p/ was ... «Catholic World Report, Nov 14»
4
Watch out Vegas! Jessica Wright shows off her incredible bikini body …
She looks Goidelic, she's got a nice healthy figure. 0. 1. Click to rate. Ex-Toryvoter72, London, United Kingdom, 7 months ago. Whether you like ... «Daily Mail, Aug 14»
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Rare runic inscription discovered in old church grounds
Máel-Muire or Máel-Maire is a personal name from the Goidelic – which is an Insular Celtic language from the dialect continuum stretching from ... «Past Horizons Archaeology News, Jul 14»
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'An Israeli Sparta' — from Finkelstein to Hecataeus
According to non-Jewish history, one branch of the Goidelic Celts (the Gaels) came from Greece around this time. These Danites, Danoi ... «Mondoweiss, Jan 14»
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Beltane fair returns to Tillson this weekend
Beltane is the anglicized spelling of the Goidelic name (the northern branch of the Celtic family of languages, to include Irish and Scottish ... «Kingston Daily Freeman, Apr 13»
8
El Correo Ilustrado
El nombre, Sorcha Faal, viene de la antigua rama gaélica (Gaeilge) de las lenguas goidélicas (Goidelic) de Irlanda, y significa: Sorcha: La ... «La Jornada, Dec 08»
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5 Things You Didn't Know: Ireland
The official first language of the Republic of Ireland is not English, it's Irish (sometimes called Gaelic), one of the Goidelic languages. Although regarded as a ... «AskMen, Mar 08»

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