Gàidheal
See also: Gaidheal
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- Gaidheal
Etymology
From Old Irish Goídel (“Irishman”), from the Brythonic ancestor of Welsh gwyddel (“raider”), from Proto-Celtic *wēdelos (“savage, woodsman”), related to Scottish Gaelic fiadh (“deer”) through native Goidelic development, from *wēdus (“wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁- (“wood, wilderness”) (compare Old English wāþ (“hunt”)).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɛː.əɫ̪/
Noun
Gàidheal m (genitive singular Gàidheil, plural Gàidheil)
- Gael, Highlander
Derived terms
- Gàidhealach
- Gàidhealtachd
Related terms
- Gàidhlig
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| Gàidheal | Ghàidheal |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 408