Definition of Scots Gaelic

1. Noun. The Gaelic of Scotland.

Exact synonyms: Scottish Gaelic
Generic synonyms: Erse, Gaelic, Goidelic

Definition of Scots Gaelic

1. Proper noun. The Gaelic language spoken in Scotland. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scots Gaelic

Scotches
Scotchman
Scotchmen
Scotchwoman
Scotchwomen
Scotish
Scotism
Scotist
Scotists
Scotland
Scotland Yard
Scotlander
Scotlanders
Scots
Scots English
Scots Gaelic (current term)
Scots heather
Scots pine
Scotsman
Scotsmen
Scotswoman
Scotswomen
Scott
Scott's Spleenwort
Scott-Wilson reagent
Scott Joplin
Scott operation
Scotticism
Scotticisms
Scotticize

Literary usage of Scots Gaelic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Archaeologia Cambrensis by Cambrian Archaeological Association (1864)
"It is remarkable that although the Welsh have a native name for the turbot, the Irish and Scots Gaelic has no other than a corruption of the French word; ..."

2. A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland by Samuel Johnson (1817)
"shop of Murray, translated the Psalms and Gospels into the Irish language and Scots Gaelic, in the twelfth century." He may here observe, that the Irish ..."

3. Adventure Guide to Scotland by Martin Li (2005)
"Scots Gaelic emerged from the Celtic society that once covered much of Europe. After arriving in Argyll in the 6th century, the Gaels spread their culture ..."

4. Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Dublin: Established for the by Gaelic Society of Dublin (1808)
"... which the Scots Gaelic has not ; " and this inclines me to think that the Scots is the " original, and that this inflection of termination ? ..."

5. The Scottish Nation: Or, The Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and by William Anderson (1877)
"... a brother of Kenneth the Second, to whom this territory was granted by Kenneth, after the union of the Picts and Scots. Gaelic scholars, however, think ..."

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