iontas
Irish
Alternative forms
- iongantas (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish ingantus, from the same root as ingnad (modern ionadh), from in- (negative) + gnáth (“customary, usual”), from Proto-Celtic *gnātos (“known, usual”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃-tós, past participle of *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Munster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈuːn̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/ (as if spelled úntas)
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Connacht" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈiːn̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/ (as if spelled íontas)
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ulster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈiːn̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/, /ˈɤːn̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/, /ˈʌn̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/ (as if spelled íontas, adhantas, or iontas respectively)
Noun
iontas m (genitive singular iontais, nominative plural iontais)
- wonder
- Níl iontas orm.
- I’m not surprised.
- Tháinig iontas orm.
- I became surprised.
Declension
Declension of iontas
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- cuir iontas ar (“to surprise”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
iontas | n-iontas | hiontas | t-iontas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ingantus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Template:R:ga:Dinneen
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “iontas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 30
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 107
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 146