Aonghas

Irish

Alternative forms

• Aonghus

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 *gustus, or it may be from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“choose”).

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈæŋɡəsˠ/ (reflecting the anglicized form Angus)
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /n̪ˠĩːsˠ/, (older) /n̪ˠɯ̃ːsˠ/

Proper noun

Aonghas m (genitive Aonghasa)

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Aonghas	nAonghas	hAonghas	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Oengus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Aonġus”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 35
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 26
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 257

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): /ˈɯnɯ.əs̪/, /ɯˈnɯ.əs̪/
• (some dialects) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ˠɯ.əs̪/ (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

• MacAonghais

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Oengus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language