fys
See also: fys.
Manx
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): [fɪz]
Noun
fys m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
- knowledge
- Cha nel fys ayds ny ayms. ― Neither you nor I know.
- Cha nel fys aym c'raad ta mee. ― I don't know where I am.
- information
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fys | ys | vys |
| 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
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /vɨːs/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /viːs/
Noun
fys
- Soft mutation of bys.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| bys | fys | mys | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||