fios

See also FiOS

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fis, from Proto-Celtic *wissu- (compare Welsh gwys (“summons”)) from Proto-Indo-European *wid-tu-, which is a derivation of Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“know, see”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [fʲɪsˠ]

Noun

fios m (genitive feasa)

1. knowledge

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

Synonyms

• eolas
• tuiscint

Derived terms

• a fhios a bheith agat (“to know”)

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.

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Portuguese

Noun

fios m

1. Plural form of fio

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• fhios

Etymology

From Old Irish fis, from Proto-Celtic *wissu- (compare Welsh gwys (“summons”)) from Proto-Indo-European *wid-tu-, which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“know, see”).

Pronunciation

• ADH: /fĭs/
• IPA: /fɪs/, /fis̪/

Noun

fios m (genitive fiosa, plural fiosan)

1. knowledge
   • Chan eil fhios agam. (idiomatic expression meaning: I don't know.; lit. Knowledge is not at me.)
2. indication, information, message, notice, notification, news

Synonyms

• (knowledge): aithne

Derived terms

• ainfhios
• bi fhios aig - know
• fiosaiche - soothsayer; fortune teller
• fiosrach - (well-)informed; knowledgeable
• fiosrachadh - information
• mì-fhios