consciousness, s.1aAithne f, fios m -easa. (Awareness) Comhfhiosachtf. He had the consciousness of being watched, mhothaigh sé, bhraith sé, go rabhthas ag faire air. bMothú m. He had a consciousness that all is not well, bhraith sé ann féin go raibh rud éigin contráilte. 2Phil: aComhfhios m -easa, aithne f. bMoral consciousness, tuiscint mhorálta; aithne na maithe thar an olc. 3He lost consciousness, chaill sé an mothú, an aithne. He regained consciousness, tháinig sé chuige féin arís; tháinig mothú, aithne, meabhair, ann arís.