bheil

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

FromOld Irishfil.Cognate withIrishbhfuilandManxvel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/vel/,[vel̥]
• Hyphenation:bheil

Verb

bheil

1. dependentpresentofbi

Usage notes

• Bheilis used after the particlesaandgu:

  A bheilthu fuar?―Areyou cold?

  Bha e ag ràthgu bheilìm air an aran.―He was sayingthat there isbutter on the bread.

• After the particleschanandnach,the formeilis used.

References

• Colin Mark(2003) “bi”, inThe Gaelic-English dictionary,London: Routledge,→ISBN,page75