Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gaelicism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gaeli-cism
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Gaelic attitude or approach.

Uncountable

noun

A word or phrase characteristic of Gaelic.

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree English Gaelic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Gaelicism From Gaelic + -ism. First attested in 1815.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Gaelicisms (plural)

Synonyms

Gaelism

Questions

What does gaelicism mean?
A Gaelic attitude or approach.
Where does gaelicism come from?
Etymology tree English Gaelic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Gaelicism From Gaelic + -ism. First attested in 1815.

How to pronounce gaelicism

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “gaelicism”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “gaelicism”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “gaelicism” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.