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Meaning of ionadh | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
ˈuːn̪ˠə

Definitions

  1. surprise, wonder
    masculine
  2. Equivalent to 'surprise': A city in Maricopa County, Arizona, the largest place with this name.

Equivalents

English surprise

Examples

“Níl ionadh orm.”

I’m not surprised.

“Is ionadh liom.”

I am surprised

“Do bhíodar sé mhí gan fille, agus nuair a chonaic Máire an t-árthach ag teacht chun cuain, bhí sceitimíní ar a croidhe le lúthgháir agus le h-áthas, ní nárbh’ iongnadh.”

They were [away] six months without returning, and when Máire saw the vessel coming to port, her heart had raptures of gladness and joy, which was not a surprise.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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