fios

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See also: FiOS and fíos

Irish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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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

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  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

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Portuguese

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Noun

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fios

  1. plural of fio

Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Mutation

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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

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  • 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