fhios

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Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fhios m

  1. Lenited form of fios.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 111

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fhios m (genitive singular fhiosa, plural fhiosan)

  1. Alternative form of fios

Usage notes[edit]

  • Although etymologically a lenited form of fios, in today's language used as an alternative form also in situations not demanding lenition:
    Cha robh fios agam. / Cha robh fhios agam. ― I didn't know.
    Cò aig a tha fios? / Cò aig a tha fhios? ― Who knows?

This construction comes from a fhios (literally “its knowledge”), which is still so spelled in Irish.

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