bheil

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish fil, originally an imperative meaning 'see', from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“see”), cognate with Latin voltus (“face”). For the semantic development 'see here' > 'here is' compare French voici and voilà.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vel/

Verb

bheil

  1. am
  2. are
  3. is

Usage notes

  • This is a dependent form of tha, which is the present tense of bi. It is used after the particles a and gu. After chan and nach, the contracted form eil is used.
    A bheil thu fuar? ― Are you cold?
    (Older Gaelic: Am bheil....)
    Bha e ag ràth gu bheil ìm air an aran. ― He was saying that there is butter on the bread.
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