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Gaeilge
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Irish
Alternative forms
ga Gaedhealg Gaoidhealg old nominative1 Gaeḋealg 345
ga Gaedhilge superseded Connacht
ga Gaedhealaing Gaedhlaing Gaodhalainn superseded Munster
ga Gaedhilc Gaedhilg Gaedhilic Gaedhilig superseded Ulster
ga Gaelainn Gaeluinn Gaolainn Gaoluinn Munster
ga Gaeilinn Waterford
ga Gaeilg Gaeilic Gaeilig Ulster
Etymology
From older ga Gaedhilge, originally the genitive of Classical Gaelic ga Gaedhealg, ga Gaoidhealg, from ga sga Goídelc.26311 Goídelc
Pronunciation
ga /ˈɡeːlʲɟɪ/
ga /ˈɡeːl̪ˠənʲ/ [ˈɡɰeːl̪ˠɪnʲ] [ˈɡɰeːl̪ˠɪɲ] Munster corresponding to the form ga Gaelainn or ga Gaedhlaing
ga /ˈɡeːlʲɟɪ/ II 123 Galway
ga /ˈɡeːlʲɪc/ 37 95 Mayo,Ulster corresponding to the form ga Gaedhilg or ga Gaeilic
ga
Proper noun
f ~
ga Irish Q9142
any Gaelic language
Declension
G aeilge
Quotations
II 123 šḱŕīvn̥̄ šē n ʒēlǵə gə rī wȧ. He writes Irish very well. Scríobhann sé an Ghaeilge go rí-mhaith.
Synonyms
Irish language ga Gaeilge na hÉireann
Modern Irish ga Nua-Ghaeilge
Derived terms
ga Gaeilge Mhanann Gaeilge na hAlban Gaeilge na hÉireann Gaeilgeoir is fearr Gaeilge bhriste ná Béarla cliste Sean-Ghaeilge Meán-Ghaeilge
Related terms
ga Gaeilgeoireacht f (act of) speaking Irish
Mutation
References
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Further reading
ga Languages
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From gd ga -. gd Gàidhlig.
Proper noun
f ~
the Irish Gaelic language
gd Gàidhlig na h-Èireann
Mutation
G aeilge
gd Languages