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yindys

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Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish ingantus,[1] from the same root as ingnad, from Proto-Celtic *angnātos (“unknown, obscure”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not”) + *ǵn̥h₃-tós, past participle of *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Cognate with Irish iontas and Scottish Gaelic iongantas.

Noun

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yindys m (genitive singular yindys, plural yindyssyn)

  1. wonder, wonderment, admiration
  2. marvel, phenomenon, prodigy
  3. surprise

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ingantus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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