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Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
fhios m
- Lenited form of fios.
References
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Noun
fhios m (genitive singular fhiosa, plural fhiosan)
- 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.