gan fhios
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /(ə)ˈɡɪn̠ʲəsˠt̪ˠə/[1] (corresponding to the form gan fheasta)
Adverb edit
- unwittingly, unawares
- unbeknownst (without the knowledge of), unknown [+ do (object) = to]
- secretly, in secret, covertly, sneakily, surreptitiously
- Antonym: i bhfios
- unconsciously, unknowingly, automatically
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 52
Further reading edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fios”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 317
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fios”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN