fiosrach

Irish

Etymology

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Adjective

fiosrach (genitive singular masculine fiosraigh, genitive singular feminine fiosraí, plural fiosracha, comparative fiosraí)

1. curious, inquiring, inquisitive, nosy, prying, questioning

Declension

Declension of fiosrach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	fiosrach	fhiosrach	fiosracha; fhiosracha2
vocative	fhiosraigh		fiosracha
genitive		fiosraí	fiosracha	fiosrach
dative	fiosrach; fhiosrach1	fhiosrach; fhiosraigh (archaic)	fiosracha; fhiosracha2
Comparative	níos fiosraí
Superlative	is fiosraí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• ainfhiosrach (“overcurious”, adjective)

Related terms

• fiosracht f (“inquisitiveness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of fiosrach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fiosrach	fhiosrach	bhfiosrach

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) “fiosrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fiosrach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “fiosrach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

fiosrach

1. informed, aware
2. well-informed, knowledgeable, learned, versed

Antonyms

• ainfhiosrach

Derived terms

• fiosrachadh

Related terms

• fios
• fiosrachd

Mutation

Mutation of fiosrach

radical	lenition
fiosrach	fhiosrach

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