Gaeilge
Irish
Alternative forms
- Gaedhealg (archaic)
- Gaedhilge (superseded)
- Gaedhlaing, Gaolainn, Gaoluinn, Gaelainn (Munster)
- Gaeilg, Gaeilic, Gaedhlag, Gaedhilg (Ulster)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡeːlʲɟɪ/
Proper noun
Gaeilge f (genitive Gaeilge)
- the Irish language
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 123:
- šḱŕīvn̥̄ šē n ʒēlǵə gə rī wȧ.
- conventional orthography: Scríobhann sé an Ghaeilge go rí-mhaith.
- He writes Irish very well.
- conventional orthography: Scríobhann sé an Ghaeilge go rí-mhaith.
- šḱŕīvn̥̄ šē n ʒēlǵə gə rī wȧ.
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 123:
- any Goidelic language
Declension
Declension of Gaeilge
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- (Irish language): Gaeilge na hÉireann
- (Modern Irish): Nua-Ghaeilge
Derived terms
- Gaeilge Mhanann
- Gaeilge na hAlban
- Gaeilge na hÉireann
- Gaeilgeoir
Related terms
- Gaeilgeoireacht f (“(act of) speaking Irish”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Gaeilge | Ghaeilge | nGaeilge |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "Gaeilge" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “Goídelc”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- “Gaeḋealg” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 345.
- Entries containing “Gaeilge” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Gaeilge” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| Gaeilge | Ghaeilge |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
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