fiosrach

Irish

Etymology

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Adjective

fiosrach (genitive singular masculine fiosraigh, genitive singular feminine fiosraí, plural fiosracha, comparative fiosraí)

1. curious, inquiring, inquisitive, nosy, prying, questioning

Declension

Declension of fiosrach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	fiosrach	fhiosrach	fiosracha; fhiosracha²
Vocative	fhiosraigh		fiosracha
Genitive		fiosraí	fiosracha	fiosrach
Dative	fiosrach; fhiosrach¹	fhiosrach; fhiosraigh (archaic)	fiosracha; fhiosracha²
Comparative	níos fiosraí
Superlative	is fiosraí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• ainfhiosrach (“overcurious”, adjective)

Related terms

• fiosracht f (“inquisitiveness”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fiosrach	fhiosrach	bhfiosrach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fiosrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “fiosrach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “fiosrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

fiosrach

1. informed, aware
2. well-informed, knowledgeable, learned, versed

Antonyms

• ainfhiosrach

Derived terms

• fiosrachadh

Related terms

• fios
• fiosrachd

Mutation

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