iontach

== Irish == === Alternative forms === iongantach (superseded) === Etymology === From Middle Irish ingantach (“wonderful”), from Old Irish ingnad (compare modern ionadh). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈuːn̪ˠt̪ˠəx/ (as if spelled úntach) (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈiːn̪ˠt̪ˠəx/, /ˈiən̪ˠt̪ˠəx/ (as if spelled íontach or iantach) (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈiːn̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/, (older) /ˈɯːn̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/ (as if spelled aontach); /ˈeːn̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/, (older) /ˈɤːn̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/ (as if spelled adhantach) === Adjective === iontach (genitive singular masculine iontaigh, genitive singular feminine iontaí, plural iontacha, comparative iontaí) wonderful (excellent, extremely impressive); surprising, strange ==== Usage notes ==== Takes the adverbial construction go hiontach when used predicatively after a form of bí. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== ionadh iontas === Adverb === iontach (Ulster) very, extremely === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “iontach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “iontach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “iontach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026