níos

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See also: nios and ñíos

Asturian

Noun

níos

  1. plural of níu

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish níd as (“a thing that is”); compare Scottish Gaelic nas.

Alternative forms

Particle

níos (past tense ní ba or ní b’)

  1. Used with the comparative/superlative form of adjectives to form the simple comparative
    an buachaill níos mó ― the bigger boy
    Tá an buachaill níos mó ná Séamas.
    The boy is bigger than James.

Etymology 2

Inflected form of nigh.

Alternative forms

Verb

níos

  1. present relative of nigh
    an cailín a níos an t-éadach ― the girl who washes the clothes
  2. first-person singular past of nigh
    Níos mo chuid éadaigh.
    I washed my clothes.
Synonyms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Compare ní, ghní (“does, makes”).

Alternative forms

Verb

níos

  1. (archaic, Aran, Ulster) present relative of déan
    an buachaill a níos an féar ― the boy who makes the hay
Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 339, page 117
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