ionracas

Irish

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. uprightness, honesty, integrity

   Antonym: mí-ionracas

2. artlessness, guilelessness
3. favour, compliment

Declension

Declension of ionracas (first declension, no plural)

bare forms 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

Mutated forms of ionracas

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ionracas	n-ionracas	hionracas	t-ionracas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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, 2013-2025

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

Mutation of ionracas

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ionracas	n-ionracas	h-ionracas	t-ionracas

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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