níl

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "nil"

Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

ní'l (superseded)

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

níl

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

Usage notes[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: a phonetic study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 226, page 46

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