féinfhios

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Irish

Etymology

From féin- +‎ fios.

Noun

féinfhios m (genitive singular féinfheasa)

  1. self-knowledge
    Synonym: féinaithne
  2. self-awareness
    Synonym: féinfheasacht

Declension

Declension of féinfhios (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative féinfhios
vocative a fhéinfhios
genitive féinfheasa
dative féinfhios
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an féinfhios
genitive an fhéinfheasa
dative leis an bhféinfhios
don fhéinfhios

Mutation

Mutated forms of féinfhios
radical lenition eclipsis
féinfhios fhéinfhios bhféinfhios

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • féinfhios”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024