fios
See also: FiOS and fíos
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish fis, fius, from Proto-Celtic *wissus, from Proto-Indo-European *wéydtus, which is derived from *weyd- (“know, see”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Ulster) IPA(key): /fʲɨ̞sˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /fʲɪsˠ/
Noun
fios m (genitive singular feasa)
- knowledge, information
- Eochair feasa foghlaim. (proverb) ― Learning is the key to knowledge.
- Synonyms: eolas, tuiscint
- cá bhfios duit? ― how do you know?
- ar feadh a bhfuil dá fhios againn ― for all we know
- ag Dia atá a fhios ― God only knows
- fios ciontach ― guilty knowledge
- carnal knowledge
- occult knowledge
- fios a dhéanamh do dhuine ― to tell someone his fortune
Declension
Declension of fios
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Derived terms
- a fhios a bheith agat (“to know”)
- ainbhiosach (“ignorant; stupid”)
- bean feasa f (“fortune-teller”)
- cailleach feasa f (“fortune-teller”)
- déad feasa (“tooth of knowledge”)
- fear feasa m (“seer, soothsayer”)
- feasach (“knowledgeable”, adjective)
- fiosaigh (“know”, verb)
- fios collaí (“carnal knowledge”)
- fiosúil (“knowledgeable”, adjective)
- foras feasa (“basic information”)
- fuarán feasa (“fount of knowledge”)
- gan fhios (“unbeknownst”)
- go bhfios dom (“as far as I know”)
- i bhfios (“wittingly”)
- lucht feasa (“soothsayers”)
- uilefhios m (“omniscience”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fios | fhios | bhfios |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fis, fius”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “fios”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 317
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fios”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 30
Portuguese
Noun
fios
- plural of fio
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- fhios
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
- Chan eil fios agam. ― I don't know. (literally, “Knowledge is not at me.”)
- Synonym: aithne
- indication, information, message, notice, notification, news
Derived terms
- ainfhios (“ignorance”)
- bi fhios aig (“know”)
- fiosaiche (“soothsayer; fortune teller”)
- fiosrachadh (“information”)
- fiosrach (“(well-)informed; knowledgeable”)
- mì-fhios (“misinformation”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
fios | fhios |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “fios”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fis, fius”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language