Old Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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-Celtic *gus- (choose), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Oíngus m (genitive Oíngusa)

  1. (Irish mythology) The Gaelic god of love, youth, and poetic inspiration, son of the Dagdae and Boann of the Túatha Dé Danann.
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Angus

Inflection

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Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Oíngus
Vocative Oíngus
Accusative OíngusN
Genitive OíngusoH, OíngusaH
Dative OíngusL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: Oéngus, Aengus

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Oíngus
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged nOíngus
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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