Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goidelic

/ɡɔɪˈdɛlɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: goidel-ic
IPA: /ɡɔɪˈdɛlɪk/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the Gaels.

noun

Division of the Celtic languages including Irish Gaelic, Manx Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English Goidel Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Goidelic From Goidel + -ic.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

gaelic erse goidelic language erse language gaelic language

Questions

How do you pronounce goidelic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɔɪˈdɛlɪk/.
What does goidelic mean?: Relating to the Gaels.
Where does goidelic come from?: Etymology tree English Goidel Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Goidelic From Goidel + -ic.

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