Dictionary look-up word
guil
Verbal Noun
gul; gal
Present
| Sg.1 | tha mi a' gul; tha mi a' gal |
| Sg.2 | tha thu a' gul; tha thu a' gal |
| Sg.3m | tha e a' gul; tha e a' gal |
| Sg.3f | tha i a' gul; tha i a' gal |
| Pl.1 | tha sinn a' gul; tha sinn a' gal |
| Pl.2 | tha sibh a' gul; tha sibh a' gal |
| Pl.3 | tha iad a' gul; tha iad a' gal |
| Impersonal | thathar a' gul; thathar a' gal |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | bha mi a' gul; bha mi a' gal |
| Sg.2 | bha thu a' gul; bha thu a' gal |
| Sg.3m | bha e a' gul; bha e a' gal |
| Sg.3f | bha i a' gul; bha i a' gal |
| Pl.1 | bha sinn a' gul; bha sinn a' gal |
| Pl.2 | bha sibh a' gul; bha sibh a' gal |
| Pl.3 | bha iad a' gul; bha iad a' gal |
| Impersonal | bhathar a' gul; bhathar a' gal |
Simple Past
Independent
| Sg.1 | ghuil mi |
| Sg.2 | ghuil thu |
| Sg.3m | ghuil e |
| Sg.3f | ghuil i |
| Pl.1 | ghuil sinn |
| Pl.2 | ghuil sibh |
| Pl.3 | ghuil iad |
| Impersonal | ghuileadh |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | do ghuil mi |
| Sg.2 | do ghuil thu |
| Sg.3m | do ghuil e |
| Sg.3f | do ghuil i |
| Pl.1 | do ghuil sinn |
| Pl.2 | do ghuil sibh |
| Pl.3 | do ghuil iad |
| Impersonal | do ghuileadh |
Future
Independent
| Sg.1 | guilidh mi |
| Sg.2 | guilidh thu |
| Sg.3m | guilidh e |
| Sg.3f | guilidh i |
| Pl.1 | guilidh sinn |
| Pl.2 | guilidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | guilidh iad |
| Impersonal | guilear |
Relative Independent
| Sg.1 | ghuileas mi |
| Sg.2 | ghuileas thu |
| Sg.3m | ghuileas e |
| Sg.3f | ghuileas i |
| Pl.1 | ghuileas sinn |
| Pl.2 | ghuileas sibh |
| Pl.3 | ghuileas iad |
| Impersonal | ghuilear |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | guil mi |
| Sg.2 | guil thu |
| Sg.3m | guil e |
| Sg.3f | guil i |
| Pl.1 | guil sinn |
| Pl.2 | guil sibh |
| Pl.3 | guil iad |
| Impersonal | guilear |
Conditional
Independent
| Sg.1 | ghuilinn mi |
| Sg.2 | ghuileadh thu |
| Sg.3m | ghuileadh e |
| Sg.3f | ghuileadh i |
| Pl.1 | ghuileamaid sinn; ghuileadh sinn |
| Pl.2 | ghuileadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | ghuileadh iad |
| Impersonal | ghuilte |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | guilinn mi |
| Sg.2 | guileadh thu |
| Sg.3m | guileadh e |
| Sg.3f | guileadh i |
| Pl.1 | guileamaid sinn; guileadh sinn |
| Pl.2 | guileadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | guileadh iad |
| Impersonal | guilte |
Imperative
| Sg.1 | guileam |
| Sg.2 | guil |
| Sg.3m | guileadh e |
| Sg.3f | guileadh i |
| Pl.1 | guileamaid |
| Pl.2 | guilibh |
| Pl.3 | guileadh iad |
| Impersonal | guilear |
Verbs conjugated like guil
àicheidh,
aisig,
amhairc,
àraich,
bùraich,
caill,
ceangail,
ceannaich,
cuir,
dearmaid,
deasbaid,
dìoghlaim,
dochainn,
èalaidh,
fad,
fadaidh,
falaich,
fastaidh,
foghlaim,
fuirich, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
Related to Irish gal (“weeping”), which is possibly related to Proto-Celtic *galarom (“painful condition”), see also Lithuanian gélti (“to smart”), Proto-Germanic *kwelaną (“to suffer”). See: Proto-Germanic '
*kwelaną'.
Translations
cry, intransitive: to weep
weep, to cry, shed tears