Definition of "Gaelic"

Gaelic

/ˈɡælɪk/

proper noun
1. Goidelic; any Goidelic language.
  Quotations
  She taught herself some Gaelic as a child. It’s hard to pronounce, and with no other Gaelic speakers around that she could practice on, she’s forgotten nearly all of what she learned.
  2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 342
  1. Irish Gaelic.
  2. Manx Gaelic.
  3. Scottish Gaelic.
adjective
not comparable
1. Of or relating to the Gaels, the Goidel peoples of Scotland, Ireland, and the Manx, or their languages.
noun
uncountable
1. Short for Gaelic football.
  Quotations
  Undoubtedly, the main reasons why many gifted young Irish sportsmen such as Niall Quinn, Kevin Moran and Frank Stapleton opted to play soccer instead of Gaelic is[sic] that soccer afforded them the opportunity to display and test their abilities in an international arena and earn a good living.
  1995, John Sugden, Alan Bairner, Sport, Sectarianism and Society, page 42