iontas

== Irish == === Alternative forms === íontas, úntas (dialectal) iongantas (superseded) iondas, iondus, ionganntas, íongantas, iongantus, ionghantas, ionntus (obsolete) === Etymology === From Old Irish ingantus, from the same root as ingnad (modern ionadh), from Proto-Celtic *angnātos (“unknown, obscure”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not”) + *ǵn̥h₃-tós, past participle of *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic iongantas and Manx yindys. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈuːn̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/ (corresponding to úntas) (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈiːn̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/ (corresponding to íontas), /ˈiən̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈiːn̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/ (corresponding to íontas); /ˈeːn̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/, (older) /ˈɤːn̪ˠt̪ˠəsˠ/ === Noun === iontas m (genitive singular iontais, nominative plural iontais) wonder ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== ionadh ==== Derived terms ==== cuir iontas ar (“to surprise”) ==== Related terms ==== iontach === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “iongantas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 407 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “iontas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN