Irish

Noun

ionad m ‎(genitive singular ionaid, nominative plural ionaid)

1. place
   1. 1. recognized or appointed place, position
         1. (mathematics, sports) position
      2. site
      3. mark, trace
      4. particular part (in book)
      5. natural, native, place
      6. space
   2. station, rank, post
   3. substitution, succession
   4. centre; (music) venue
   5. area
   6. (in ~) in place of, instead of; (literary) in return for

Declension

• Alternative plurals: ionada, ionadacha

Synonyms

• (place, area): áit
• (centre): lárionad
• (station): stáisiún
• (area): láthair

Derived terms

Mutation

References

• "ionad" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “inad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish inad ‎(“place, spot”).

Noun

ionad m ‎(genitive singular ionaid, plural ionadan)

1. place, spot
   1. room, abode, office
   2. position
2. centre (buiding)
3. (computing) site, website

   ionad eadar-lìn‎ ― internet site

Derived terms

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
• “inad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.