ionadh

Irish

Alternative forms

iongnadh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish ingnad, from Proto-Celtic *angnātos (“unknown, obscure”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈuːn̪ˠə/
(Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈiːnˠə/
(Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈiːnˠuː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈiːnˠu/

Noun

ionadh m (genitive singular ionaidh, nominative plural ionaí)

surprise, wonder
Níl ionadh orm.
I’m not surprised.

Is ionadh liom.
I am surprised
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 194:
  Do bhíodar sé mhí gan fille, agus nuair a chonaic Máire an t-árthach ag teacht chun cuain, bhí sceitimíní ar a croidhe le lúthgháir agus le h-áthas, ní nárbh’ iongnadh.
  They were [away] six months without returning, and when Máire saw the vessel coming to port, her heart had raptures of gladness and joy, which was not a surprise.
Synonym: iontas

Declension

Declension of ionadh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ionadh	ionaí
Vocative	a ionaidh	a ionaí
Genitive	ionaidh	ionaí
Dative	ionadh	ionaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-ionadh	na hionaí
Genitive	an ionaidh	na n-ionaí
Dative	leis an ionadh don ionadh	leis na hionaí

Derived terms

cuir ionadh ar (“to surprise”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ionadh	n-ionadh	hionadh	t-ionadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

“ingnad, ingnáth” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“iongnaḋ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
"ionadh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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