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Asturian
Noun
níos
- 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’)
- 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
- present relative of nigh
- an cailín a níos an t-éadach ― the girl who washes the clothes
- first-person singular past of nigh
Níos mo chuid éadaigh.- I washed my clothes.
Synonyms
- (present relative): níonn
- (1st person singular past): nigh mé
Etymology 3
Inflected form of ní⁴.
Alternative forms
Verb
níos
- (archaic, Aran, Ulster) present relative of déan
- an buachaill a níos an féar ― the boy who makes the hay
Synonyms
- ní, níonn (analytic form, also commonly used in relatives)
- dhéanas, dhéanann (forms used in Connacht and the written standard)
- dheineann (form used in Munster)