cionnas
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Irish[edit]
Adverb[edit]
cionnas
- Alternative form of conas (“how”)
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish cindas; contraction of cia (“what, which”) + ionnas (“state, matter”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
cionnas
- (Lewis, Sutherland, Ross-shire) how, what manner, by what means
- Cionnas a tha thu ag ionnsachadh na Gàidhlig? ― By what means are you learning Gaelic?
- Cionnas a tha sibh? ― How are you?
Usage notes[edit]
- Typical of northern Highland dialects such as the MacKay Country dialect, also used in Lewis as well as dè man. Only rarely heard elsewhere, and usually considered high register.
Synonyms[edit]
Categories:
- Irish lemmas
- Irish adverbs
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
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