iontach

Irish

Alternative forms
  • iongantach (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish ingantach (“wonderful, remarkable, strange; amazed, wonder-struck”), from ingnad (compare modern ionadh).

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈuːn̪ˠt̪ˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈiːn̪ˠt̪ˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈiːn̪ˠt̪ˠa(h)/

Adjective

iontach (genitive singular masculine iontaigh, genitive singular feminine iontaí, plural iontacha, comparative iontaí)

  1. wonderful (excellent, extremely impressive); surprising, strange
    Tá an t-amhrán seo go hiontach.
    This song is wonderful.

Usage notes

Takes the adverbial construction go hiontach when used predicatively after a form of bí.

Declension
Declension of iontach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative iontach iontach iontacha
Vocative iontaigh iontacha
Genitive iontaí iontacha iontach
Dative iontach iontach;
iontaigh (archaic)		 iontacha
Comparative níos iontaí
Superlative is iontaí

Adverb

iontach

  1. (Ulster) very, extremely

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
iontach n-iontach hiontach not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "iontach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “iontach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “iontach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “ingantach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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