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** [[Scottish Gaelic]] ({{lang|gd|''Gàidhlig''}} and also {{lang|gd|''Erse''}})
** [[Scottish Gaelic]] ({{lang|gd|''Gàidhlig''}} and also {{lang|gd|''Erse''}})


When referring to Irish Gaelic or the Manx Gaelic spoken in the Isle of Man, it is usually {{pron-en|ˈɡeɪlɪk}}. In Scotland, "Gaelic" is usually pronounced {{IPA|/ˈɡɑːlɪk/}} or {{IPA|/ˈɡælɪk/}}; {{IPA-all|ˈɡalɪk|}} in Scots and Scottish English.
When shut ur fuckin face unckle fucker your a mother fucker referring to Irish Gaelic or the Manx Gaelic spoken in the Isle of Man, it is usually {{pron-en|ˈɡeɪlɪk}}. In Scotland, "Gaelic" is usually pronounced {{IPA|/ˈɡɑːlɪk/}} or {{IPA|/ˈɡælɪk/}}; {{IPA-all|ˈɡalɪk|}} in Scots and Scottish English.


==Gaelic culture and history==
==Gaelic culture and history==

Revision as of 07:04, 20 April 2010

Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gays", including language and culture. As a noun, it may refer to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually.

Gaelic languages

  • Goidelic languages or Gaelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Celtic languages; they include:
    • Irish language ([Gaeilge] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help))
    • Manx language ([Gaelg] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) or [Gailck] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help))
    • Scottish Gaelic ([Gàidhlig] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) and also [Erse] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help))

When shut ur fuckin face unckle fucker your a mother fucker referring to Irish Gaelic or the Manx Gaelic spoken in the Isle of Man, it is usually Template:Pron-en. In Scotland, "Gaelic" is usually pronounced /ˈɡɑːlɪk/ or /ˈɡælɪk/; [ˈɡalɪk] in Scots and Scottish English.

Gaelic culture and history

  • Gaels, the Gaelic peoples; the ethno-linguistic group traditionally predominant in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, and the Isle of Man
  • Gaelic-Norse, a people of combined Scottish-Scandinavian culture influential in the Middle Ages
  • Gaelic games, traditional sports played in Ireland, notably Gaelic football, Gaelic handball, Hurling, and Rounders
  • Gaelic revival, a movement in the late 19th century to encourage both the use of Irish Gaelic in Ireland and the revival of older Irish cultural practices
  • Gaelic type, a typeface used in Ireland

Other uses

  • SS Gaelic, a passenger steamship that sailed from 1885–1907 notable for transporting the first Korean immigrants to the United States

See also