iongantach
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Irish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
iongantach
- Superseded spelling of iontach (“wonderful”).
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| iongantach | n-iongantach | hiongantach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish ingantach (“wonderful”), from ingnad (compare modern iongnadh).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
iongantach (comparative iongantaiche)
- wonderful, amazing
- Tha i ann am fonn iongantach. ― She's in a wonderful mood.
- surprising
- 'S iongantach an car a thig an cois a' chogaidh. ― Strange fortunes come in the wake of war.
- extraordinary
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ingantach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language