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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish fil. Cognate with Irish bhfuil and Manx vel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vel̪/
- Hyphenation: bheil
Verb
bheil
- dependent present of bi
Usage notes
- 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
- Colin Mark (2003) “bi”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 75