gan fhios

Irish

Alternative forms

  • gan fheasta, ganfhios

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /(ə)ˈɡin̠ʲəsˠt̪ˠə/[1] (corresponding to the form gan fheasta)

Adverb

gan fhios

  1. unwittingly, unawares
  2. unbeknownst (without the knowledge of), unknown [with do ‘to’]
  3. secretly, in secret, covertly, sneakily, surreptitiously
    Antonym: i bhfios
  4. unconsciously, unknowingly, automatically

Derived terms

  • ganfhiosach
  • ganfhiosaíocht

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 135, page 52

Further reading

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