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

• aonfhiúsach
• fiús-sceall
• fiúsleictreon

 

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

Mutated forms of fiús

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fiús	fhiús	bhfiús

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fiús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fiús”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “fiús”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024