cionnas

== Irish == === Pronunciation === (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈceːn̪ˠəsˠ/ === Adverb === cionnas alternative form of conas (“how”) === References === == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish cindas; contraction of cia (“what, which”) + ionnas (“state, matter”). Cognate to Irish conas. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʰʲũn̪ˠəs̪/ === Adverb === cionnas (Lewis, Mackay Country, Sutherland, Ross-shire, otherwise archaic) 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? ==== Synonyms ==== ciamar dè mar (South Uist, Barra, Argyll) dè man (Lewis)