fiosrach
Irish
Etymology
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Adjective
fiosrach (genitive singular masculine fiosraigh, genitive singular feminine fiosraí, plural fiosracha, comparative fiosraí)
- curious, inquiring, inquisitive, nosy, prying, questioning
Declension
Declension of fiosrach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fiosrach | fhiosrach | fiosracha; fhiosracha² | |
| Vocative | fhiosraigh | fiosracha | ||
| Genitive | fiosraí | fiosracha | fiosrach | |
| Dative | fiosrach; fhiosrach¹ | fhiosrach; fhiosraigh (archaic) | fiosracha; fhiosracha² | |
| Comparative | níos fiosraí | |||
| Superlative | is fiosraí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- ainfhiosrach (“overcurious”, adjective)
Related terms
- fiosracht f (“inquisitiveness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fiosrach | fhiosrach | bhfiosrach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fiosrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “fiosrach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fiosrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Adjective
fiosrach
- informed, aware
- well-informed, knowledgeable, learned, versed
Antonyms
- ainfhiosrach
Derived terms
- fiosrachadh
Related terms
- fios
- fiosrachd
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| fiosrach | fhiosrach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |