conas

See also: coñas

Irish

Alternative forms

  • cionnas, c'ionnas, cionnus, connus (obsolete)

Etymology

+ ionnas (state, matter)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʊnˠəsˠ/
  • (Kerry) IPA(key): /knɞs/[1]

Adverb

conas (followed by the direct relative particle a)

  1. how, what manner
    Conas atá tú?How are you?
    Conas a rinne tú é?How did you do it?

Usage notes

This form is preferred in the Standard language and in Munster dialect.

Synonyms

References

  1. M. L. Sjoestedt-Jonval (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, p. 190.

Further reading


Portuguese

Noun

conas

  1. plural of cona
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