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===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ga|/ˈuːn̪ˠt̪ˠəx/|a=Munster}} {{q|as if spelled {{m|ga||úntach}}}}
* {{IPA|ga|a=Munster|/ˈuːn̪ˠt̪ˠəx/|qq=as if spelled {{m|ga||úntach}}}}
* {{IPA|ga|/ˈiːn̪ˠt̪ˠəx/|a=Connacht}} {{q|as if spelled {{m|ga||aontach}} or {{m|ga||íontach}}}}
* {{IPA|ga|a=Connacht|/ˈiːn̪ˠt̪ˠəx/|/ˈiən̪ˠt̪ˠəx/|qq=as if spelled {{m|ga||íontach}} or {{m|ga||iantach}}|ref1={{R:ga:GCFD|1|page=2}} !!! {{R:ga:Erris|page=10|section=32}}|ref2={{R:ga:Finck|II|140}}}}
* {{IPA|ga|/ˈiːn̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/|/ˈɯːn̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/|q2=older|ref2={{R:ga:Quiggin|29|67}}|a=Ulster}} {{q|as if spelled {{m|ga||aontach}}}}; {{IPAchar|/ˈeːn̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/|/ˈɤːn̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/|q2=older|ref2={{R:ga:Quiggin|30|70}}}} {{q|as if spelled {{m|ga||adhantach}}}}
* {{IPA|ga|a=Ulster|/ˈiːn̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/|/ˈɯːn̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/|q2=older|ref2={{R:ga:Quiggin|29|67}}|qq2=as if spelled {{m|ga||aontach}}|;|/ˈeːn̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/|/ˈɤːn̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/|q4=older|ref4={{R:ga:Quiggin|30|70}}|qq4=as if spelled {{m|ga||adhantach}}}}


===Adjective===
===Adjective===

Latest revision as of 19:49, 14 November 2024

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish ingantach (wonderful), from ingnad (compare modern ionadh).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈuːn̪ˠt̪ˠəx/ (as if spelled úntach)
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈiːn̪ˠt̪ˠəx/[2][3], /ˈiən̪ˠt̪ˠəx/[4] (as if spelled íontach or iantach)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈiːn̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/, (older) /ˈɯːn̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/ (as if spelled aontach)[5]; /ˈeːn̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/, (older) /ˈɤːn̪ˠt̪ˠa(x)/ (as if spelled adhantach)[6]

Adjective

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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

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

Declension

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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
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Adverb

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iontach

  1. (Ulster) very, extremely

Mutation

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Mutated forms of iontach
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
iontach n-iontach hiontach not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ingantach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 1, page 2
  3. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 32, page 10
  4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 140
  5. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 67, page 29
  6. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 70, page 30

Further reading

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