Goidelic
[goi-del-ik] /gɔɪˈdɛl ɪk/ Linguistics
adjective
1.
of or belonging to Goidelic; Q-Celtic.
noun
2.
Also called Q-Celtic. the subbranch of Celtic in which the Proto-Indo-European kw -sound remained a velar. Irish and Scots Gaelic belong to Goidelic.
/ɡɔɪˈdɛlɪk/
noun
1.
the N group of Celtic languages, consisting of Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx Compare Brythonic
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or characteristic of this group of languages
adj.
“pertaining to the branch of Celtic languages that includes Irish, Gaelic, and Manx,” 1882, coined by Sir John Rhys (and first used in his “Celtic Britain”), from Old Irish Goidel “Gael” (see Gael).
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