Home › Words › G › goidelgoidel/ˈɡɔɪd(ə)l/goidel · noun — A Gael; a member of the Goidelic division of Celtic languages as opposed to the Brythonic division.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).goidel is pronounced /ˈɡɔɪd(ə)l/.EtymologyLearned borrowing from Old Irish Goídel (“Gael”). Doublet of Gael.nounA Gael; a member of the Goidelic division of Celtic languages as opposed to the Brythonic division.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.goidelic 80% match — Relating to the Gaels. vs goidel →gael 69% match — A member of an ethnic group in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, whose language is one that is Gaelic. vs goidel →gaelophone 63% match — A speaker of Gaelic. vs goidel →gaeilgeoir 56% match — Someone who speaks Irish fluently or often. vs goidel →gaelically 54% match — In a Gaelic manner. vs goidel →gog 54% match — Haste; ardent desire to go. vs goidel →goy 54% match — A non-Jew, a gentile. vs goidel →gaelscoil 53% match — A school in which Irish is the working language. vs goidel →