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Gaelic as an adjective means "pertaining to the Gaels", whether to their language or their culture.

Contents 1 Languages 2 Gaelic culture and history 3 Other uses 4 See also

Languages

As a noun, it may refer to the group of languages (originally) spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the individual languages.

Gaelic may thus mean or refer to:

• Goidelic languages
• Scottish Gaelic language
• Irish language
• Manx language

When referring to Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic is usually pronounced /gɑːlɪk/ or /gælɪk/; /galɪk/ in Scots and Scottish English. When referring to Irish or Manx, it is usually pronounced /geɪlɪk/.

Shelta is sometimes counted as a Gaelic or Goidelic language; however, while it is closely associated with Irish Gaelic it is not genetically related, being instead a cant which has borrowed a great volume of Irish vocabulary

Gaelic culture and history

As an adjective, Gaelic may refer to the culture and history of the Gaelic-speaking peoples, with reference to, amongst other things:

• The Gaelic Athletic Association
• The Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts
• Gaelic football
• Gaelic Games
• Gaelic handball
• The Gaelic League
• The Gaelic Revival

Other uses

• SS Gaelic

See also

• Differences between Scottish Gaelic and Irish

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