bheil
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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