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Irish
Adverb
cionnas
- Alternative form of conas (“how”)
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cindas; contraction of cia (“what, which”) + ionnas (“state, matter”). Cognate to Irish conas.
Pronunciation
Adverb
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
- 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 if so considered high register.
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