fios
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish fis, fius, from Proto-Celtic *wissus, from Proto-Indo-European *wéydtus, which is derived from *weyd- (“know, see”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʲɪsˠ/
Declension
Declension of fios
Third declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- a fhios a bheith agat (“to know”)
- ag Dia atá a fhios (“God only knows”)
- ainbhiosach (“ignorant; stupid”)
- ar feadh a bhfuil dá fhios againn (“for all we know”)
- bean feasa f, cailleach feasa f (“wise woman, fortune-teller”)
- cá bhfios duit? (“how do you know?”)
- fear feasa m (“seer, soothsayer”)
- feasach (“knowing, knowledgeable, well-informed”, adjective)
- fios a dhéanamh do dhuine (“to tell someone his fortune”)
- fiosaigh (“know”, verb)
- fios ciontach (“guilty knowledge”)
- fios collaí (“carnal knowledge”)
- fiosúil (“knowing, knowledgeable; well-mannered, well-spoken”, adjective)
- gan fhios (“unknown; secretly;unwittingly”)
- go bhfios dom (“as far as I know”)
- i bhfios (“wittingly”)
- i bhfios do chách (“to everyone’s knowledge”)
- i bhfios duit (“just to show you”)
- uilefhios m (“omniscience”)
- déad feasa, tooth of knowledge
- foras feasa, foundation of knowledge; basic information
- fuarán feasa, fount of knowledge
- lucht feasa, soothsayers
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fios | fhios | bhfios |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “fis, fius”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- “fios” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "fios" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Portuguese
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish fis, fius, from Proto-Celtic *wissus, from Proto-Indo-European *wéydtus, which is derived from *weyd- (“know, see”).
Pronunciation
- ADH: /fĭs/
- IPA(key): /fɪs/, /fis̪/
Noun
fios m (genitive singular fiosa, plural fiosan)
- knowledge
- Synonym: aithne
- indication, information, message, notice, notification, news
Derived terms
- ainfhios (“ignorance”)
- bi fhios aig (“know”)
- fiosaiche (“soothsayer; fortune teller”)
- fiosrach (“(well-)informed; knowledgeable”)
- fiosrachadh (“information”)
- mì-fhios (“misinformation”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| fios | fhios |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “fis, fius”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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