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Irish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English fuse.
Noun
fiús m (genitive singular fiúis, nominative plural fiúsanna)
- fuse
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From fiú (“worth”) + -as.
Noun
fiús m (genitive singular fiúis, nominative plural fiúsanna)
- (chemistry) valence
Derived terms
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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fiús
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fhiús
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bhfiús
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fiús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fiús”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fiús”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024