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Welch vs Gaelic - What's the difference?

welch | gaelic |

As proper nouns the difference between welch and gaelic

is that welch is {{surname|A=An English|from=nicknames}} It was used for someone who was a Welshman or a Celt while Gaelic is goidelic; any Goidelic language.

As a noun welch

is a person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.

As a verb welch

is to fail to repay a small debt.

As an adjective Gaelic is

of or relating to the Gaels, the Celtic peoples of Scotland, Ireland, and the Manx, or their languages.

welch

English

Noun

(es)
  • A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.
    • She's a welch. That isn't hers, I lent her that watering can three years ago.

    Verb

  • To fail to repay a small debt.
  • To fail to fulfill an obligation.
  • * Lt. Col. Frank Slade (Al Pacino), speaking to his caretaker in Scent of a woman :
    • ''"I welched . I'm a welcher. Didn't I tell you?"

    Derived terms

    * welcher

    Descendants

    * welsh

    gaelic

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • Goidelic; any Goidelic language.
  • Scottish Gaelic.

    • See also

    * Irish

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to the Gaels, the Celtic peoples of Scotland, Ireland, and the Manx, or their languages.

    • External links

    * Ethnologue file on the Gaelic languages * Gaelic.com Dictionary