fios

See also: FiOS and fíos

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

fios m (genitive singular feasa)

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

Declension
Declension of fios

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative fios
Vocative a fhios
Genitive feasa
Dative fios

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an fios
Genitive an fheasa
Dative leis an bhfios

don fhios

Derived terms
  • a fhios a bheith agat (“to know”)
  • ainbhiosach (“ignorant; stupid”)
  • bean feasa f (“fortune-teller”)
  • cailleach feasa f (“fortune-teller”)
  • déad feasa (“tooth of knowledge”)
  • fear feasa m (“seer, soothsayer”)
  • feasach (“knowledgeable”, adjective)
  • fios collaí (“carnal knowledge”)
  • fiosaigh (“know”, verb)
  • fiosúil (“knowledgeable”, adjective)
  • foras feasa (“basic information”)
  • fuarán feasa (“fount of knowledge”)
  • gan fhios (“unbeknownst”)
  • go bhfios dom (“as far as I know”)
  • i bhfios (“wittingly”)
  • lucht feasa (“soothsayers”)
  • uilefhios m (“omniscience”)

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
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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

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): /fis̪/

Noun

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

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

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “fios”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fis, fius”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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