fís
See also: FIS, Fis, fis, fis', fiş, and fís-
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fiːs/
- Rhymes: -iːs
Noun
fís n (genitive singular físs, no plural)
- (music) F sharp
Declension
declension of fís
n-s | singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fís | físið |
accusative | fís | físið |
dative | físi | físinu |
genitive | físs | físsins |
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʲiːʃ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish fís (“vision”), from Latin vīsiō (“seeing, sight, vision, view”).
Noun
fís f (genitive singular físe, nominative plural físeanna)
- vision, dream
- (historical) vision tale
Declension
Declension of fís
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
|
Derived terms
- aonad taispeána físe (“visual display unit, VDU”)
- cluiche físe (“video game”)
- fís- (“video-”)
- físeán (“video”)
- físráiteas
- teilifís (“television”)
- téip físe (“videotape”)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
fís f (genitive singular físe, nominative plural físeacha)
- wage, fee
Declension
Declension of fís
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
|
Noun
fís f (genitive singular físe, nominative plural físí or físeacha)
- Alternative spelling of fithis (“path, passage; course, orbit”)
Declension
Declension of fís
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
|
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fís | fhís | bhfís |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Entries containing “fís” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fís” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fís”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fís”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language