Gaeilge
Irish
Alternative forms
- Gaedhealg, Gaoidhealg (old nominative)[1]
- Gaedhilge (superseded, Connacht)
- Gaedhealaing, Gaedhlaing, Gaodhalainn (superseded, Munster)
- Gaedhilc, Gaedhilg, Gaedhilic, Gaedhilig (superseded, Ulster)
- Gaelainn, Gaeluinn, Gaolainn, Gaoluinn (Munster)
- Gaeilinn (Waterford)
- Gaeilg, Gaeilic, Gaeilig (Ulster)
Etymology
From older Gaedhilge, originally the genitive of Classical Gaelic Gaedhealg, Gaoidhealg, from Old Irish Goídelc.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡeːlʲɟɪ/
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɡeːl̪ˠənʲ/, [ˈɡɰeːl̪ˠɪnʲ], [ˈɡɰeːl̪ˠɪɲ] (corresponding to the form Gaelainn or Gaedhlaing)
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈɡeːlʲɟɪ/[3]
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡeːlʲɪc/[4] (corresponding to the form Gaedhilg or Gaeilic)
Proper noun
Gaeilge f (genitive Gaeilge)
- (uncountable) Irish (the Gaelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic)
- any Gaelic language
Declension
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Quotations
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect], volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 123:
- šḱŕīvn̥̄ šē n ʒēlǵə gə rī wȧ.
- [Scríobhann sé an Ghaeilge go rí-mhaith.]
- He writes Irish very well.
Synonyms
- (Irish language): Gaeilge na hÉireann
- (Modern Irish): Nua-Ghaeilge
Derived terms
Related terms
- Gaeilgeoireacht f (“(act of) speaking Irish”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Gaeilge | Ghaeilge | nGaeilge |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Gaeḋealg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 345
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Goídelc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 123
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 95, page 37
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Gaeilge”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Gaeilge”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Gaeilge”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Irish. Doublet of Gàidhlig.
Proper noun
Gaeilge f (genitive Gaeilge)
- the Irish Gaelic language
- Synonym: Gàidhlig na h-Èireann