Gaelicist

/ˈɡeɪlɪsɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who studies or is an expert in the Gaelic language and culture.

Etymology

From 'Gaelic' (the language of Ireland and Scotland) plus the suffix '-ist' meaning 'one who practices or specializes in.' The word emerged in the 19th century as Gaelic scholarship became formalized.

Kelly Says

Gaelicists played a crucial role in preserving Irish and Scottish languages during times when colonial powers discouraged their use—they were basically language detectives rescuing forgotten words from oblivion.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የአይርላንድ ባህል አሰጣጥ
ye-a-ir-lan-d ba-hil ase-ta-tat
ARالعربية
دارس اللغة الأيرلندية
da-ras al-lu-ga al-ayr-lan-di-ya
BNবাংলা
আয়ারল্যান্ডীয়
a-yar-lan-di-yo
CACatalà
irlandès
ir-lan-des
CSČeština
irský
ir-ski
DADansk
irsk taler
eers-k ta-ler
DEDeutsch
Irischer
i-rish-er
ELΕλληνικά
Ερρίκος
e-ri-kos
ESEspañol
gaélista
ga-e-lis-ta
FAفارسی
دانشمند زبان ایرلندی
dan-she-mand zab-an e-re-lan-di
FISuomi
iirikielinen
ee-ri-kie-li-nen
FRFrançais
gaéliste
ga-e-list
GUGU
આયરલેન્ડ
a-ir-land
HAHA
Ireland
i-re-land
HEעברית
מ研究ן
me-re-she-en
HIहिन्दी
आयरिश विद्वान
a-ir-ish vid-waan
HUMagyar
ír
eer
IDBahasa Indonesia
ahli bahasa Irlandia
ah-li ba-ha-sa ir-lan-dia
IGIG
Ireland
i-re-land
ITItaliano
gaelicista
ga-eh-li-si-sta
JA日本語
ゲール語学者
ge-ru-go gakusha
KKKK
Аئرландын зерттеуші
a-ir-lan-din zert-te-u-shi
KMKM
អ្នកស្រាវជ្រាវភាសាអាអ៊ី
a-nk sra-av-cha-rav pha-sa a-e-ir-la-i
KO한국어
게일어학자
ge-il-eo hak-ja
MRMR
आयर्लंड
a-ir-land
MSBahasa Melayu
ahli bahasa Ireland
ah-li ba-ha-sa i-re-land
MYမြန်မာ
အိရလန် ဘာသာပညာရှင်
a-e-ir-la-n ba-tha-sa pa-nya-ra-shin
NLNederlands
Iers spreker
eers spre-ker
NONorsk
irsk taler
eers-k ta-ler
PAPA
Ireland
i-re-land
PLPolski
irlandczyk
ir-land-ch-ik
PTPortuguês
gaelicista
gah-eh-li-si-sta
RORomână
irlandez
ir-lan-dez
RUРусский
ирландец
ir-lan-dets
SVSvenska
irländare
ir-land-are
SWKiswahili
mtafiti wa lugha ya Ireland
m-ta-fi-ti wa lu-gha ya i-re-land
TAதமிழ்
இர்லாந்து ஆய்வாளர்
ir-la-nthu a-i-vaa-la-lar
TEతెలుగు
ఐర్లాండ్ అధ్యయనకర్త
a-ir-la-nd ad-hya-ya-na-kar-ta
THไทย
นักวิชาการภาษาไอริช
nak-wi-cha-kan pha-sa ai-rich
TLTL
tagapag-aaral ng Ireland
ta-ga-pa-ga-a-ral ng i-re-land
TRTürkçe
İrlanda dili uzmanı
ir-lan-da di-li uz-man-i
UKУкраїнська
ірландець
ir-lan-dets
URاردو
آئرلینڈی اسکالر
a-ir-lan-di ska-lar
VITiếng Việt
người nghiên cứu tiếng Ireland
nguoi nghien-cuu tieng ireland
YOYO
Ireland
i-re-land
ZH中文
盖尔语学者
gài'ěr yǔ xuézhě
ZUZU
Ireland
i-re-land

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