bheil

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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FromOld Irishfil.Cognate withIrishbhfuilandManxvel.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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bheil

  1. dependentpresentofbi

Usage notes

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  • 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

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