Relating to the Goidelic or Gaelic branch of Celtic languages, including Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx.
From Old Irish 'Goidel' (a Gaelic person) plus -ic, an adjective suffix. Also spelled Goidelic. The term refers to the Celtic language group that evolved from Old Irish.
The 'Goidelic' languages are the only Celtic languages still spoken by significant numbers today, and they're the direct descendants of medieval Irish—so when you hear someone speak Irish Gaelic, you're hearing echoes of language from over 1,500 years ago.
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