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

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.