Gaulish

English

Etymology

From Old English Gallisċ, equivalent to Gaul +‎ -ish. Doublet of Welsh.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔːlɪʃ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔːlɪʃ/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑlɪʃ/
Rhymes: -ɔːlɪʃ
Hyphenation: Gaul‧ish

Adjective

Gaulish (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to Gaul.
Synonym: Gallic
Of or pertaining to the Celtic tribes speaking Gaulish languages.

Translations

of or pertaining to Gaul

Breton: galian (br)
Catalan: gal (ca), gàl·lic (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 高盧 / 高卢 (zh) (Gāolú)
Coptic: ⲅⲁⲗⲗⲓⲕⲟⲥ (gallikos)
Corsican: gallicu m
Czech: galský (cs)
Danish: gallisk
Dutch: Gallisch (nl)
Finnish: gallialainen (fi)
French: gaulois (fr)
Galician: gálico (gl)
German: gallisch (de)
Greek: γαλατικός (el) (galatikós)
Irish: Gallach
Italian: gallico (it)
Marathi: गॉलिश (gŏliś)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: gallisk

Nynorsk: gallisk
Polish: galijski (pl)
Portuguese: gaulês (pt), gálico (pt)
Russian: га́лльский (ru) (gállʹskij)
Spanish: galo (es), gálico (es)
Swedish: galler-, gallisk (sv)
Tagalog: Galo
Ukrainian: га́льський (hálʹsʹkyj)
Welsh: Galaidd

Proper noun

Gaulish

The Celtic language that was spoken in Gaul, long extinct.

Coordinate terms

Lost Celtic languages: Celtiberian, Cumbric, Galatian, Lepontic, Noric, Pictish

Translations

Celtic language of Gaul

Breton: galianeg (br) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 高盧語 / 高卢语 (zh) (Gāolúyǔ)
Danish: gallisk
Dutch: Gallisch (nl) n
Finnish: galli (fi)
French: gaulois (fr) m
German: Gallisch (de) n
Irish: Gaillis f
Italian: gallico (it) m
Marathi: गॉलिश (gŏliś)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: gallisk m

Nynorsk: gallisk m
Polish: galijski (pl) m
Portuguese: gaulês (pt) m, gálico (pt) m
Russian: га́лльский (язы́к) m (gállʹskij (jazýk))
Scots: Gauls
Swedish: galliska (sv) c
Tagalog: Galo
Turkish: Galyaca
Ukrainian: гальська (мова) f (halʹsʹka (mova))
Welsh: Galeg f

See also

Category:Gaulish language

Further reading

Ethnologue entry for Gaulish, xtg ⁠
Ethnologue entry for Gaulish, xcg ⁠