Gaidhealtachdn.

Brit.

/ˈɡeɪltəxt/, U.S.

/ˈɡeɪlˌtækt/,

/ˈɡeɪltəxt/, Scottish English

/ˈɡeltəxt/

Forms: 1800s– Gaedhealtachd, 1800s– Gaidhealtachd, 1900s– Gaeltachd (nonstandard), 1900s– Gàidhealtachd.

Origin: A borrowing from Scottish Gaelic. Etymon: Scottish Gaelic Gàidhealtachd.

Etymology: < Scottish Gaelic Gàidhealtachd Gaelic-speaking people collectively (1690), Gaelic-speaking area (1700), now also denoting the Highlands more generally (e.g. in the name of the Highland Council Area), cognate with or formed similarly to Irish Gaeltacht Gaeltacht n. Compare earlier Gaeldom n.The Scottish Gaelic word is often used to contrast with Galldachd , denoting the Lowlands (corresponding to Early Irish Galldacht : see discussion at Gaeltacht n.). In the form Gaeltachd probably influenced by Gaeltacht n. (within English). In Scottish Gaelic, the suffix -achd is now pronounced /-axk/.

The Gaelic-speaking parts of Scotland, considered collectively; esp. the Highlands and Hebrides. Also: any of several areas in Canada in which Scottish Gaelic is spoken. Now usually with the. Cf. Gaeltacht n., Gaeldom n.

ΚΠ

1883 Celtic Mag. June 359 You are a fire-brand and a curse, To Gaidhealtachd never came a worse.

1908 Scotsman 24 Jan. 8/5 Financial support..for the teaching of Gaelic in Gaidhealtachd.

1938 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 Apr. (Sc. Lit. Suppl.) p. iv/4 The work of the bards who live within the Gaidhealtachd itself has declined.

1987 Carn No. 60 23/1 The Cape Breton Gàidhealtachd should function as a separate branch of the Celtic League.

2012 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 29 Mar. 23 Prof Thomson was referring to the Lowlands where he made his home, and the Gaidhealtachd, where his heritage was.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gaidhealtachd
释义	Gaidhealtachdn. Brit. /ˈɡeɪltəxt/, U.S. /ˈɡeɪlˌtækt/, /ˈɡeɪltəxt/, Scottish English /ˈɡeltəxt/ Forms: 1800s– Gaedhealtachd, 1800s– Gaidhealtachd, 1900s– Gaeltachd (nonstandard), 1900s– Gàidhealtachd. Origin: A borrowing from Scottish Gaelic. Etymon: Scottish Gaelic Gàidhealtachd. Etymology: < Scottish Gaelic Gàidhealtachd Gaelic-speaking people collectively (1690), Gaelic-speaking area (1700), now also denoting the Highlands more generally (e.g. in the name of the Highland Council Area), cognate with or formed similarly to Irish Gaeltacht Gaeltacht n. Compare earlier Gaeldom n.The Scottish Gaelic word is often used to contrast with Galldachd , denoting the Lowlands (corresponding to Early Irish Galldacht : see discussion at Gaeltacht n.). In the form Gaeltachd probably influenced by Gaeltacht n. (within English). In Scottish Gaelic, the suffix -achd is now pronounced /-axk/. The Gaelic-speaking parts of Scotland, considered collectively; esp. the Highlands and Hebrides. Also: any of several areas in Canada in which Scottish Gaelic is spoken. Now usually with the. Cf. Gaeltacht n., Gaeldom n. ΚΠ 1883 Celtic Mag. June 359 You are a fire-brand and a curse, To Gaidhealtachd never came a worse. 1908 Scotsman 24 Jan. 8/5 Financial support..for the teaching of Gaelic in Gaidhealtachd. 1938 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 Apr. (Sc. Lit. Suppl.) p. iv/4 The work of the bards who live within the Gaidhealtachd itself has declined. 1987 Carn No. 60 23/1 The Cape Breton Gàidhealtachd should function as a separate branch of the Celtic League. 2012 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 29 Mar. 23 Prof Thomson was referring to the Lowlands where he made his home, and the Gaidhealtachd, where his heritage was. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1883
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