níl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nil"

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̠ʲiːlʲ/
  • (Waterford) IPA(key): /nʲiːnʲ/[1] (as if spelled nín)

Verb

níl

  1. contraction of ní fhuil
    Níl sé anseo.
    He isn’t here.

Usage notes

This contraction is always used in the standard language. Writing ní fhuil out as two words is not modern standard practice.

References

  1. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 226, page 46
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