fiú

From the original stem fi akin to Proto-Uralic *pojka (“son, boy”) + -ú (“archaic diminutive suffix”). Cognates include Mansi пыг (pī̮γ, “son, boy”), Udmurt пи (pi, “son, boy”), Komi-Zyrian пи (pi, “son, boy”) and Finnish poika.

• IPA^(key): [ˈfiʲuː]

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fiú (plural fiúk)

1. boy

   Synonym: srác (informal)

2. son

   Synonym: fiúgyermek

   az apa és a fia ― the father and his son

3. (colloquial) boyfriend

   Synonyms: barát, pasi

• In terms of its possessive forms, fia is used in the sense of one’s son, while one’s boyfriend is fiúja. Their other possessive forms consistently differ in the same way: the ’son’ with the irregular forms and the ’boyfriend’ with the regular forms.

• in the sense of 'son':

• otherwise (e.g. 'boyfriend'):

• cserkészfiú

• fi
• fiók

From Old Irish fíu.

• IPA^(key): /fʲuː/

fiú (indeclinable)

1. (used with is) worth

   Ní fiú pingin é.

   It isn’t worth a penny.

2. (used with is and le) worth it, worthwhile

   is fiú liom ― it’s worth it to me

3. (used with the genitive of a following definite noun) even

   Níl fiú an léine aige.

   He hasn’t even a shirt.

   gan fiú na mbróg ― without even shoes

• fiúntach
• fiúntas

fiú

1. even

   Níl sé leathlán fiú.

   It is not even half full.

• fiú amháin

fiú

1. Alternative spelling of fíu