fós

See also: fos and fős

Chuukese

Verb

fós

to speak

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish beus.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /fˠoːsˠ/[1]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /fˠɔːsˠ/
Homophone: phós

Adverb

fós

(as negative polarity item) yet
(in positive statements) still

Synonyms

go fóill

References

Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 115

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