conas

== Irish == === Alternative forms === cionnas cionnus, conus (superseded) c'ionnas, connus, c'onnus, ciondus, ciannos, cionndus (obsolete) === Etymology === From Old Irish cindas; equivalent to cá (“what, which”) + ionnas (“state, matter”). Cognate to Scottish Gaelic cionnas. === Pronunciation === (Waterford) IPA(key): /ˈkun̪ˠəsˠ/ (Cork) IPA(key): /ˈkon̪ˠəsˠ/ (Kerry) IPA(key): /kəˈn̪ˠɞsˠ/ ~ /ˈkɞn̪ˠəsˠ/, /ˈkun̪ˠəsˠ/ ~ /kn̪ˠusˠ/ === Adverb === conas (followed by the direct relative particle a) (Munster) how, what manner Synonyms: (Ulster) cad é mar, (Connacht) cén chaoi Conas a rinne tú é? ― How did you do it? ==== Derived terms ==== conas atá tú? === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “cionnas, cionnus”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 140 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “conas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “conas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “conas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 Nashimoto, Kuninao (2020), “conas”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス アイルランド語 [Nyūekusupuresu Purasu Airurando-go, New Express Irish] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, pages 17–19 == Portuguese == === Noun === conas plural of cona