níl

níl

See also: nil, Nil, NIL, Níl, Nîl, ni-l, -nil-, and Appendix:Variations of "nil"

Irish

Alternative forms

• ní'l (superseded)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̠ʲiːlʲ/

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.