fiús

See also: FIUs

Irish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English fuse.

Noun

fiús m (genitive singular fiúis, nominative plural fiúsanna)

  1. fuse
Derived terms
  • cóifrín fiúsanna

Etymology 2

From fiú (“worth”) +‎ -as.

Noun

fiús m (genitive singular fiúis, nominative plural fiúsanna)

  1. (chemistry) valence
Derived terms

Declension
Declension of fiús

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fiús fiúsanna
Vocative a fhiúis a fhiúsanna
Genitive fiúis fiúsanna
Dative fiús fiúsanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fiús na fiúsanna
Genitive an fhiúis na bhfiúsanna
Dative leis an bhfiús

don fhiús

 leis na fiúsanna

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fiús fhiús bhfiús
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fiús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “fiús” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “fiús” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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