Meanings
nounGaelic football (uncountable)
- uncountableAn Irish form of football played by two teams of 15 players each, who score by kicking or punching a ball into the opposing team's goal or over a crossbar and between two upright posts above the goal.
Armagh (and it is one of the most memorable chapters in the history of Gaelic football) were fated to fall at the last hurdle when they were beaten by Kerry in the All-Ireland decider.
2001, Brian Cosgrove, “Sport, Politics and the ‘Other Side’”, in The Yew Tree at the Head of the Strand, Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, →ISBN, pages 143–144
Origin
From Gaelic (adjective) + football.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque futbol gaeliko
- futbol gaelikoIrish form of football
Catalan futbol gaèlic
- futbol gaèlicIrish form of football
Chinese Mandarin 蓋爾式足球 /盖尔式足球
- 蓋爾式足球 /盖尔式足球 (gài'ěrshìzúqiú)Irish form of football
Danish Gælisk fodbold
- Gælisk fodboldIrish form of football
Esperanto pejlo
- pejloIrish form of football
Finnish Gaelilainen jalkapallo, kelttiläinen jalkapallo
- Gaelilainen jalkapalloIrish form of football
- kelttiläinen jalkapalloIrish form of football
French football gaelique
- football gaeliqueIrish form of football
Greek γαελικό ποδόσφαιρο
- γαελικό ποδόσφαιρο (gaelikó podósfairo)Irish form of football
Irish peil Ghaelach, caid
- peil GhaelachIrish form of football
- caidIrish form of football
- peilIrish form of football
Italian calcio gaelico, football gaelico
- calcio gaelicoIrish form of football
- football gaelicoIrish form of football
Japanese ゲーリックフットボール
- ゲーリックフットボール (Gērikku futtobōru)Irish form of football
Korean 게일릭 풋볼
- 게일릭 풋볼 (geillik putbol)Irish form of football
Lithuanian Gėlų futbolas
- Gėlų futbolasIrish form of football
Norwegian Bokmål Gælisk fotball
- Gælisk fotballIrish form of football
Polish futbol gaelicki
- futbol gaelickiIrish form of football
Portuguese futebol gaélico
- futebol gaélicoIrish form of football
Romanian fotbal galic
- fotbal galicIrish form of football
Russian гэ́льский футбо́л
- гэ́льский футбо́л (gɛ́lʹskij futból)Irish form of football
Slovak Írske ragby
- Írske ragbyIrish form of football
Spanish fútbol gaélico
- fútbol gaélicoIrish form of football
Swedish Gaelisk fotboll
- Gaelisk fotbollIrish form of football
Turkish Gal futbolu
- Gal futboluIrish form of football
Ukrainian ге́льський футбо́л
- ге́льський футбо́л (hélʹsʹkyj futból)Irish form of football
Welsh Pêl-droed Wyddelig
- Pêl-droed WyddeligIrish form of football
Cite this entry
APA
Gaelic football. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gaelic%20football
MLA
“Gaelic football.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gaelic%20football. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gaelic football,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gaelic%20football.
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