Aonghas

Irish

Alternative forms

  • Aonghus

Etymology

From Middle Irish Aengus, Oengus, from Old Irish Oíngus,[1] from oín (“one”), from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“single, one”). The etymology of the second element is disputed; most likely it is gus (“strength, vigour”), from Proto-Celtic *gustus, or it may be from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“choose”).

Pronunciation

  • (Cork) IPA(key): /eːˈn̪ˠiːsˠ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈæŋɡəsˠ/[2][3] (reflecting the anglicized form Angus)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /n̪ˠĩːsˠ/[4], (older) /n̪ˠɯ̃ːsˠ/

Proper noun

Aonghas m (genitive Aonghasa)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Angus

Mutation

Mutated forms of Aonghas
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Aonghas nAonghas hAonghas 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

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Oengus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 26
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 257
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 121, page 47

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • Aonghus (pre-spelling reform)

Etymology

From Middle Irish Aengus, Oengus, from Old Irish Oíngus, from oín (“one”), from Proto-Celtic *oinos, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“single, one”). The etymology of the second element is disputed; most likely it is gus (“strength, vigour”), from Proto-Celtic *gustu-, or it may be from Proto-Celtic *gus- (“choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to choose”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɯˈnɯ.əs̪/
  • (some dialects) IPA(key): /ˈn̪ˠɯ.əs̪/[1][2] (as if spelled Naoghas)

Proper noun

Aonghas m (genitive/vocative Aonghais, diminutive Aonghasan or Angaidh)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Angus, Innes, or Aeneas

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  2. ^ Seumas Grannd (2013) Gàidhlig Dhùthaich Mhic Aoidh: The Gaelic of the Mackay Country: dialect and vocabulary, Melness: Taigh na Gàidhlig Mhealanais, →ISBN

Further reading

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