fiú1, s. 1. (Used as predicative adjective, with copula) Worth. (a)Is ~ punt, an t-airgead, ór na cruinne, é, it is worth a pound, the money, all the gold in the world. Ní ~ biorán, tráithnín, an t-aon triuf, é, it is not worth a pin, a straw, the ace of clubs; it is of no account. Is beag is ~ punt anois, a pound is not worth much now. Cad ab fhiú an obair a rinne sé? What was the work he did worth? Was his work any good? Ba mhaith ab fhiú mo shaothar é, it was well worth the effort I put into it. Ní ~ mé (go), I am not worthy (that). An ~ é? Is it worth it? (b) (With verbal noun clause) Is ~ fanacht leo, they are worth waiting for. Ní ~ freagra a thabhairt air, he is not worth answering. Leabhar ab fhiú a léamh, a book that was worth reading. Rud nárbh fhiú trácht air, something that was not worth mentioning. Is ~ a rá (go), it is worth remarking (that). (c) (With do, le) Is ~ duit é, it is worth your while. Ní ~ dúinn imeacht anois, it is not worth our while leaving now. Is ~ liom an oiread sin é, I consider it to be worth that much. Níorbh fhiú leis labhairt linn, he wouldn’t condescend to speak to us. Ní ~ duit é! Don’t mention it! 2. Even. (Followed by gen.) (a)Níl ~ na léine aige, he hasn’t even a shirt. Dá mbeadh ~ na leide againn air, if we had even a hint of it. (b) (With go) Go ~ an lae, even to the day. Go ~ na pingine, even down to the penny. Tá sé caite go ~ na gcnaipí, it is worn even to the buttons. Go ~ nár ith siad é, they even ate it. (c) (With gan) Gan ~ na mbróg, without even shoes. Gan ~ beannú dúinn, without even greeting us. 3. (As adv.)~, ~ amháin, even. Níl sé leathlán ~, it is not even half full. ~ amháin dá mbeinn ann, even if I were there. 4. (In phrases) An mór is ~, something of great account; grandeur, pomposity. Tá an mór is ~ ann, he has a high regard for himself. An beag is ~, something of little account. ~ le rá, notable, noteworthy.