níl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nil"

Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

ní'l (superseded)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /n̠ʲiːlʲ/
(Waterford) IPA^(key): /nʲiːnʲ/^[1] (as if spelled nín)

Verb edit

níl

Contraction of ní fhuil.
Níl sé anseo.
He isn’t here.

Usage notes edit

This contraction is always used in the standard language. Writing ní fhuil out as two words is not modern standard practice.

References edit

^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: a phonetic study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 226, page 46

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