féinfhios

Irish

Etymology

From féin- +‎ fios.

Noun

féinfhios m (genitive singular féinfheasa)

1. self-knowledge

   Synonym: féinaithne

2. self-awareness

   Synonym: féinfheasacht

Declension

Declension of féinfhios (third declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative féinfhios vocative a fhéinfhios genitive féinfheasa dative féinfhios forms with the definite article singular nominative an féinfhios genitive an fhéinfheasa dative leis an bhféinfhios don fhéinfhios

Mutation

Mutated forms of féinfhios

radical	lenition	eclipsis
féinfhios	fhéinfhios	bhféinfhios

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• “féinfhios”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025