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fios

fios

See also: FiOS and fíos

Irish

Noun

fios m (genitive singular feasa)

  1. knowledge, information
    Eochair feasa foghlaim. ― Learning is the key to knowledge. —Proverb
    1. carnal knowledge
    2. occult knowledge

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Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fios fhios bhfios
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • fis, fius” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “fios” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "fios" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Portuguese

Noun

fios

  1. plural of fio

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

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)

  1. knowledge
    • Chan eil fhios agam. (idiomatic expression meaning: I don't know.; lit. Knowledge is not at me.)
  2. indication, information, message, notice, notification, news

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References

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
  • fis, fius” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.