Gael

gael gáel gäl Gaël English Etymology en ine-pro *h₁weydʰh₁- en 1 :bor ga:Gael Borrowed from en ga Gael, alt. ga Gaol, from earlier gd Gaoidheal, cognate with Scottish Gaelic gd Gàidheal and Manx Gael, from en mga Gaídel, from en sga Goídel Irishman, a loanword from en owl Guoidel wild man, warrior (also recorded as a personal name in the Book of Llandaff), from en cel-bry-pro *Guɨðel savage, woodsman, from en cel-pro *weidelos savage, woodsman, related to cel-pro *weidus wild, from en ine-pro *h₁weydʰh₁- wood, wilderness (cf. ang wāþ hunt).408 en Goidel. en Gaul,Gallia. Medieval Irish traditions, including the Lebor Gabála Érenn, trace the origin of the Goídels to an eponymous ancestor, Goídel Glas, but this is no longer held to be the ultimate etymology of the word. Pronunciation gāl; en /ɡeɪ̯l/ en /ɡeɪ̯l/ RP,GenAm,CanE en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gale.wav Southern England en /ɡæɪ̯l/ AuE,NZE en /ɡel/ ScE en /ɡeːl/<a:pane-pain> /ɡɛjl/<a:non-pane-pain> /ɡeː(j)l/ InE en eɪl 1 en gale Gail Gayle en Gael Noun A member of an ethnic group in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, whose language is one that is Gaelic. en 1911 G.K. Chesterton The Ballad of the White Horse For the great Gaels of IrelandAre the men that God made mad,For all their wars are merry,And all their songs are sad. Book II: The Gathering Of The Chiefs en Barleycorn Kathlenn Largey 1974-01-01 The Winds Are Singing Freedom 2 Our Lads In Crumlin Jail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_opTtCMn3E?si=f-5rFC4rUcPTQAgS 01:38 For England knows and England fears the famous Northern Gael and that's another reason why we'll free our lads in Crumlin Jail. en Blackthorn 1974 The Lid Of Me Granny's Bin 7 The Man From The Daily Mail 17:50 https://youtube.com/watch?v=xcLnl2Y6g94?si=SZlBW0BFIyOWwbe8 Every cock in the farmyard stock crows a triumph to the Gael and it wouldn't be surprising if there'd be another rising said the man from the Daily Mail. Translations ethnic group Afrikaans: af gaele Breton: br Gouezel m Catalan: ca gaèlic m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 蓋爾人 Gài'ěrrén Cornish: kw Godhal m, kw Godhales f German: de Gäle m, de Gälin f Hungarian: hu gael Irish: ga Gael m, ga Gaedheal m Ulster, otherwise superseded Old Irish: sga Goídel m Japanese: ja ゲール人 Gēru-jin Manx: gv Gael m Scottish Gaelic: gd Gàidheal m Tajik: tg гаэл Welsh: cy Gael m f Proper noun + en male. Derived terms en Gaeldom Gaelism Gaelophone References Further reading Anagrams en aegl Gale Lega egal gale geal lage leag Catalan Etymology ca :bor en:Gael ca en Gael, from ca ga Gael, ca sga Goídel. Proper noun m ca male Irish Alternative forms ga Gaedheal Ulster otherwise superseded ga Gaoidheal superseded ga Gaol Munster in dialect writing Etymology ga :inh sga:Goídel ga ine-pro *h₁weydʰh₁- From ga sga Goídel,26308 Goídel from ga owl Guoidel wild man, warrior (compare cy Gwyddel Irishman), from ga cel-bry-pro *Guɨðel, from ga cel-pro *weidus wild, from ga ine-pro *h₁weydʰh₁- wood, wilderness (compare ang wāþ hunt).408 Replaced native terms sga féni class of landed Irish freemen and sga fénechas matters pertaining to the féni, though these words survive as ga féine and ga féineachas, respectively, and derive ultimately from the same root. Pronunciation ga /ɡeːl̪ˠ/ /ɡeːlˠ/ II 123 Noun m -eil -eil en Gael, Gaelic person ~ de chuid na hAlban (Scottish) Highlander ga duine as an nGàidhealtachd Híleantóir Declension G ael aeil Derived terms ga Gaeilge<g:f><t:Irish language> Gaelainn<g:f><t:Irish language> Gaelach<t:Gaelic, native Irish> Gaelaigh<pos:v><t:Gaelicize> Gaeltacht<g:f><t:Irish-speaking area> Gaelú<g:m><t:Gaelicization> Gaelachas<g:m><t:Irishness> Gall-Ghael<g:m><t:Anglo-Irishman> Gael-Mheiriceánach<t:Irish-American> Cumann Lúthchleas Gael<g:m><t:Gaelic Athletic Association> Gaelcholáiste<g:m><t:Irish-medium college> Gaelscoil<g:f><t:Irish-medium school> Mutation References smaller Further reading ga Nationalities Spanish Etymology es 1 * :bor en:Gael Pronunciation Proper noun m es male Welsh Etymology cy :bor en:Gael cy en Gael, from cy ga Gael, cy sga Goídel. cy Gwyddel (“Irishman”). Pronunciation cy /ɡaːɨ̯l/ cy-N cy /ɡai̯l/ cy-S Noun mfbysense ~iaid en Gael, speaker of Gaelic Related terms cy Gaeleg Gaelic language cy Gaelig Gaelic a Mutation Further reading Gael cy Demonyms