bhfuil
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /vˠɪlʲ/
- (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /wɪlʲ/
- Note: the phrase cá bhfuil (“where is?”) is pronounced /kɑːlʲ/.
Noun
bhfuil f
- Eclipsed form of fuil.
Verb
bhfuil
- Eclipsed form of fuil.
- An bhfuil d’athair sa bhaile? ― Is your father at home?
- Cá bhfuil do mháthair? ― Where is your mother?
- Is breá liom go bhfuil sibh anseo. ― I’m glad you’re here.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fuil | fhuil | bhfuil |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "bhfuil" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.