See also: FiOS and fíos

Irish

edit

Etymology

edit

From Old Irish fis, fius,[1] from Proto-Celtic *wissus, from Proto-Indo-European *wéydtus, which is derived from *weyd- (know, see).

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

fios m (genitive singular feasa)

  1. knowledge, information
    Synonyms: eolas, tuiscint
    bhfios duit?how do you know?
    ar feadh a bhfuil dá fhios againnfor all we know
    ag Dia atá a fhiosGod only knows
    fios ciontachguilty knowledge
    Eochair feasa foghlaim. (proverb)Learning is the key to knowledge.
  2. carnal knowledge
  3. occult knowledge
    fios a dhéanamh do dhuineto tell someone his fortune

Declension

edit

Derived terms

edit

Mutation

edit
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

edit
  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fis, fius”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 30
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 111

Further reading

edit

Portuguese

edit

Noun

edit

fios

  1. plural of fio

Scottish Gaelic

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

From Old Irish fis, fius, from Proto-Celtic *wissus, from Proto-Indo-European *wéydtus, which is derived from *weyd- (know, see).

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

fios m (genitive singular fiosa, plural fiosan)

  1. knowledge
    Synonym: aithne
    Chan eil fios agam.I don't know. (literally, “Knowledge is not at me.”)
  2. indication, information, message, notice, notification, news

Derived terms

edit

Mutation

edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
fios fhios
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

edit
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “fios”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fis, fius”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language