gan fhios
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ulster) IPA(key): /(ə)ˈɡɪn̠ʲəsˠt̪ˠə/[1] (corresponding to the form gan fheasta)
Adverb
[edit]- unwittingly, unawares
- unbeknownst (without the knowledge of), unknown [with do ‘to’]
- secretly, in secret, covertly, sneakily, surreptitiously
- Antonym: i bhfios
- unconsciously, unknowingly, automatically
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 52
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fios”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 317
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fios”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN