iongantach
Irish
Adjective
iongantach
- superseded spelling of iontach (“wonderful”)
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| iongantach | n-iongantach | hiongantach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish ingantach (“wonderful”), from Old Irish ingnad (compare modern iongnadh).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈĩ.un̪ˠt̪əx/[2], /ˈĩən̪ˠt̪əx/[3]
- (Harris) IPA(key): /ˈɪ̃ɣən̪ˠd̪əx/, [ˈiɯːn̪ˠd̪ʌx], [ˈɪ̃ɣən̪ˠd̪ʌx][3]
- (North Uist) IPA(key): /ˈiũn̪ˠd̪əx/[4], [ˈĩ.ən̪ˠd̪ʌx], [ˈɪ̃ɣən̪ˠd̪ʌx][3]
- (Benbecula, South Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ˈiŋɡət̪əx/, [ˈiŋɡət̪ʌx][5]
- (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈĩãn̪ˠd̥ɔx/[6]
Adjective
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
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ingantach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 342
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN