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Webster 1913 Edition
Gael
Gael
,Noun.
sing.
& pl.
[See
Gaelic
.] (Ethnol.)
A Celt or the Celts of the Scotch Highlands or of Ireland; now esp., a Scotch Highlander of Celtic origin.
Definition 2024
gáel
gáel
Old Irish
Noun
gáel m (genitive gaíl, nominative plural gáelta)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| gáel | gáel pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngáel |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “1 gáel” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.