níl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nil"

Irish

Alternative forms

ní'l (superseded)

Pronunciation

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

Verb

níl

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

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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