bheil
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish fil. Cognate with Irish bhfuil and Manx vel.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]bheil
Usage notes
[edit]- Bheil is used after the particles a and gu:
- A bheil thu fuar? ― Are you cold?
- Bha e ag ràth gu bheil ìm air an aran. ― He was saying that there is butter on the bread.
- After the particles chan and nach, the form eil is used.
References
[edit]- Colin Mark (2003) “bi”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 75
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- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic non-lemma forms
- Scottish Gaelic verb forms
- Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples