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Aonghas
Aonghas
Irish
Alternative forms
- Aonghus
Proper noun
Aonghas m (genitive Aonghasa)
- A male given name, corresponding to Angus.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Aonghas | nAonghas | hAonghas | tAonghas |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “Oengus” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “Aonġus” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- Franz Nikolaus Finck, 1899, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, 26.
- Franz Nikolaus Finck, 1899, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, 257.
Scottish Gaelic
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 *gustu-, or it may be from Proto-Celtic *gus- (“choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to choose”).
Proper noun
Aonghas m
- A male given name, corresponding to Angus.
References
- “Oengus” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.