Gaelic

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Gaelic (pronounced {{IPAc-en|'|g|ei|l|I|k}} for Irish Gaelic and {{IPAc-en|'|g|ae|l|I|k}} for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to:

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Languages

  • Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages, including:
  • Primitive Gaelic or Archaic Gaelic, the oldest known form of the Gaelic languages
  • Old Gaelic or Old Irish, used c. AD 600–900
  • Middle Gaelic or Middle Irish, used c. AD 900–1200
  • Irish Gaelic ({{lang|ga|Gaeilge}}), including Classical Gaelic and Early Modern Gaelic, c. 1200-1600)
  • Gaelic type, a typeface used in Ireland
  • Scottish Gaelic ({{lang|gd|Gàidhlig}}), historically sometimes called {{lang|gd|Erse}} in Scots English
  • Canadian Gaelic ({{lang|gd-CA|Gàidhlig Chanada}} or {{lang|gd-CA|A' Ghàidhlig Chanadach}}), a dialect of Scots Gaelic spoken in the Canadian Maritime region
  • Manx Gaelic ({{lang|gv|Gaelg}} or {{lang|gv|Gailck}}), Gaelic language with Norse elements

Culture and history

Sports

Other uses

  • A Gaelic Blessing, a 1978 choral composition by John Rutter
  • Gaelic Symphony, an 1896 symphony composed by Amy Beach
  • SS Gaelic, two ships of the White Star Line
  • {{SS|Empire Gaelic}}, a ferry in service 1949-60

See also