Gaelg

Manx

Alternative forms

• Gailck

Etymology

From Old Irish Goídelc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡilʲɡʲ/, /ɡelʲɡʲ/, /ɡilʲjʲ/, /ɡelʲkʲ/

Proper noun

Gaelg f (genitive Gaelgey)

1. The Manx Gaelic language

   Synonym: Manninish

   Cha ren mee rieau toiggal Gaelg dy mie. ― I never could understand Manx.

   Myr she Manninagh mish ta Gaelg aym. ― Being a Manxman I speak Manx.

   T'eh gynsaghey Gaelg da ny paitçhyn echey. ― He is teaching his children Manx.

2. Gaelic

   Gaelg Albinagh, Gaelg ny Halbey ― Scottish Gaelic

   Vel peiagh erbee as Gaelg echey ayns shoh? ― Is there a Gaelic speaking person here?

Usage notes

The adjectival form Gaelgagh is more common than the genitive Gaelgey.

Derived terms

• Gaelgagh
• Gaelgeyr

Related terms

• Gael

Mutation

Mutation of Gaelg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Gaelg	Ghaelg	Ngaelg

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Goídelc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “Gaelg” in Phil Kelly, Fockleyr Gaelg-Baarle, 1991; reproduced on Fockleyreen: Manx - English Dictionary, 2 December 2014, →OCLC.
• “Gaelg” in Nathan J Pledger, Taggloo, 2012.