gan fhios

gan fhios

Irish

Alternative forms

• gan fheasta, ganfhios

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /(ə)ˈɡɪn̠ʲəsˠt̪ˠə/[1] (corresponding to the form gan fheasta)

Adverb

gan fhios

1. unwittingly, unawares
2. unbeknownst (without the knowledge of), unknown [+ do (object) = to]
3. secretly, in secret, covertly, sneakily, surreptitiously

   Antonym: i bhfios

4. unconsciously, unknowingly, automatically

Further reading

• “fios” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 317.
• "fios" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

References

1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 52