Gaelic
Celtic language family
Gaelic refers to the Celtic languages of Ireland and Scotland, or to the cultures associated with them.
Irish Gaelic (often just called Irish) and Scottish Gaelic are related but distinct languages.
As an adjective, Gaelic describes anything connected to these traditions: Gaelic football, Gaelic music.
In American contexts, Gaelic usually evokes Irish heritage.
Of the Emerald Isle
- ScottishOf that northern kingdom
- ManxTailless domestic cat breed
- BretonBrittany's Celtic language
- CornishOf southwestern peninsula
Welsh · Pictish · Gaulish · Indo-European · La Tène
Inherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- kinshipState of being related
- clansRelated family groups
- bardsPoet-musicians of old
ceilidh · storytelling · oral tradition · proverbs · blessings · keening · wakes · handfasting
Named elevated regions
- HebridesScottish island chain
- AlbaPoetic name for Scotland
- SkyeScottish Inner Hebrides island
- clansRelated family groups
tartan · ceilidh · bagpipes · shinty · bards · clearances · crofting · Jacobite
Irish Atlantic coastal region
- UlsterIrish northern province
- MunsterSouthwestern Irish province
- LeinsterIrish eastern province
- TaraIrish feminine name
Book of Kells · round towers · monasticism · hurling · clans · famine · diaspora
Ancient Irish deity tribe
- OisínCeltic legendary poet-warrior
- DeirdreFeminine Irish name
- bansheeDeath-foretelling Irish spirit
- selkieShapeshifting seal of legend
Fionn mac Cumhaill · changeling · leprechaun · kelpie · Tír na nÓg · Samhain
Language's structural rules
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- dialectsRegional language variations
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
orthography · mutations · declension · genitive · dative · vocative · aspiration · revitalization
Irish
Of the Emerald Isle
Cornish · Welsh · Pictish · Gaulish · Indo-European · La Tène
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
bards · ceilidh · storytelling · oral tradition · proverbs · blessings · keening · wakes · handfasting · tartans
Highlands
Named elevated regions
clans · tartan · ceilidh · bagpipes · shinty · bards · clearances · crofting · Jacobite · whisky
Connemara
Irish Atlantic coastal region
Tara · Book of Kells · round towers · monasticism · hurling · clans · famine · diaspora
Tuatha Dé Danann
Ancient Irish deity tribe
Fionn mac Cumhaill · selkie · changeling · leprechaun · kelpie · Tír na nÓg · Samhain
grammar
Language's structural rules
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- dialectsRegional language variations
pronunciation · orthography · mutations · declension · genitive · dative · vocative · aspiration · revitalization · immersion
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- Scottish culturebagpipes, kilts, tartan, haggis, Highland Games
- Indigenous LanguagesNavajo, Cherokee, Dakota, Lakota, Ojibwe
- Dal RiataAntrim, Gaels, Scots, Iona, Kenneth MacAlpin
- European cultureFrench cuisine, Italian art, opera, ballet, Renaissance
- Indo-European LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Spanish, Italian
GaelicEnglish
Britain's native tongue
Latin · Norse · Old Norse · Anglo-Saxon · Old English
- Gaelic rootsIrish or Scottish linguistic ancestry
- Scottish GaelicCeltic language of Alba
- Gaelic footballIrish team field sport
- Irish GaelicCeltic language of Ireland
- Gaelic traditionsCustoms of Irish and Scottish peoples
- Gaelic musicTraditional Irish/Scottish music