fhios

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɨ̞sˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɪsˠ/

Noun

fhios m

1. Lenited form of fios.

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /is̪/

Noun

fhios m (genitive singular fhiosa, plural fhiosan)

1. Alternative form of fios

Usage notes

• 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.