fiacais

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiəxkɪʃ/

Interjection

fhiacais!

1. Used to express complaint, frustration or surprise.

   Fhiacais, tha i fuar! ― Oh deary me it's cold!

   Fhiacais phrìseil! ― Goodness gracious! (dated expression of surprise)

Related terms

• thìochdaisean

Noun

fiacais f

1. (Uist, Eigg) Used to indicate that the speaker believes someone is overly inquisitive or nosy.

   Càit an robh thu? – Bha mi aig cùl na fiacais!

   Where have you been? – None of your business!

   (literally, “I was at the back of the fiacais”)

   Dè a tha agad an sin? – Tha pìos den fhiacais.

   What have you got there? – Never you mind.

   (literally, “A piece of the fiacais”)

Mutation

Mutation of fiacais

radical	lenition
fiacais	fhiacais

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