fís

See also: FIS, Fis, fis, fis', fiş, and fís-

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiːs/
    Rhymes: -iːs

Noun

fís n (genitive singular físs, no plural)

  1. (music) F sharp

Declension

Declension of fís (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative fís físið
accusative fís físið
dative físi físinu
genitive físs físsins

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʲiːʃ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fís (“vision”),[1] from Latin vīsiō (“seeing, sight, vision, view”).

Noun

fís f (genitive singular físe, nominative plural físeanna)

  1. vision, dream
  2. (historical) vision tale
Declension
Declension of fís (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative fís físeanna
vocative a fhís a fhíseanna
genitive físe físeanna
dative fís físeanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an fhís na físeanna
genitive na físe na bhfíseanna
dative leis an bhfís
don fhís 		leis na físeanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Noun

fís f (genitive singular físe, nominative plural físeacha)

  1. wage, fee
Declension
Declension of fís (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative fís físeacha
vocative a fhís a fhíseacha
genitive físe físeacha
dative fís físeacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an fhís na físeacha
genitive na físe na bhfíseacha
dative leis an bhfís
don fhís 		leis na físeacha

Etymology 3

Noun

fís f (genitive singular físe, nominative plural físí or físeacha)

  1. alternative form of fithis (“path, passage; course, orbit”)
Declension
Declension of fís (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative fís físí
vocative a fhís a fhísí
genitive físe físí
dative fís físí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an fhís na físí
genitive na físe na bhfísí
dative leis an bhfís
don fhís 		leis na físí

Mutation

Mutated forms of fís
radical lenition eclipsis
fís fhís bhfís

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fís”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

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