iontach

Irish

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

(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]

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

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

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

iontach

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.

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