Irish

Adjective

ionann

1. same, identical; alike, equal

   Proverb: Ní hionann i gcónaí an cófra is a lucht.‎

   One should not judge by appearances.

   Proverb: Ní hionann dul chun an bhaile mhóir agus teacht as.‎

   ‘It is easier to go to the town than to come back from it’, delays are inevitable.

   1. (~ is) almost
   2. (literary) the same, something similar

Derived terms

• ionannaigh ‎(“equalize, equate, identify”, verb)
• ionannas m ‎(“sameness, identity; uniformity”)

Mutation

References

• "ionann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “inunn, in(n)onn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• ionnan

Etymology

From Old Irish inunn, in(n)onn ‎(“alike, equal, the same, identical, the one”).

Adjective

ionann

1. equal, alike, similar, identical, the same, “ditto,” just so, all the same, in like manner, in a suitable manner

Usage notes

• Used with the verb is:

  Is ionann X agus Y.‎ ― X is the same as Y.

  Chan ionann thusa is mise.‎ ― You and I are not the same.

  Cha b' ionann sin agus a bhith an làthair.‎ ― It was not the same as being present.

  Cha b' ionann e nuair nach robh esan ann.‎ ― It wasn't the same when he wasn't there.

Derived terms

• ionannachd ‎(“identity, equality, similarity”)

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “inunn, in(n)onn” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.