gaelic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland
    Goidelic; Erse.
  2. adjective relating to or characteristic of the Celts
    Celtic.

WordNet

Gael"ic adjective
Etymology
Gael. Gàidhealach, Gaelach, from Gàidheal, Gael, a Scotch Highlander.
Definitions
  1. (Ethnol.) Of or pertaining to the Gael, esp. to the Celtic Highlanders of Scotland; as, the Gaelic language.
Gael"ic noun
Etymology
Gael. Gaelig, Gàilig.
Definitions
  1. The language of the Gaels, esp. of the Highlanders of Scotland. It is a branch of the Celtic.

Webster 1913