bheil

== Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish fil. Cognate with Irish bhfuil and Manx vel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vel/, [vel̥] 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 === Mark, Colin (2003), “bi”, in The Gaelic–English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 75