iongnadh

Irish

Noun

iongnadh m (genitive singular iongnaidh, nominative plural iongnaí)

  1. obsolete spelling of ionadh

Mutation

Mutated forms of iongnadh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iongnadh n-iongnadh hiongnadh t-iongnadh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ingnad. Literally "non-wont". See ion- and gnàth.

Pronunciation

Noun

iongnadh m (genitive singular iongnaidh, plural iongnaidhean)

  1. surprise, wonderment, amazement, astonishment

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of iongnadh
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iongnadh n-iongnadh h-iongnadh t-iongnadh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 29
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