ionracas

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

ionracas m (genitive singular ionracais)

1. uprightness, honesty, integrity

   Antonym: mí-ionracas

2. artlessness, guilelessness
3. favour, compliment

Declension

Declension of ionracas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative ionracas Vocative a ionracais Genitive ionracais Dative ionracas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-ionracas Genitive an ionracais Dative leis an ionracas don ionracas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ionracas	n-ionracas	hionracas	t-ionracas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ionracas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ionracas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ionracas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• ionrachas, ionnracas

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ionracas m (genitive singular ionracais)

1. integrity, faithfulness, honesty, innocence

   Synonym: onair

2. justness, righteousness

Derived terms

• eas-ionracas (“dishonesty; faithlessness; wickedness”)
• mì-ionracas (“disingenuity”)

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ionracas	n-ionracas	h-ionracas	t-ionracas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “ionracas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN