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 === (Cork) IPA(key): /eːˈn̪ˠiːsˠ/ (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈæŋɡəsˠ/ (reflecting the anglicized form Angus) (Ulster) IPA(key): /n̪ˠĩːsˠ/, (older) /n̪ˠɯ̃ːsˠ/ === Proper noun === Aonghas m (genitive Aonghasa) a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Angus === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “Aonġus”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 35 == 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/ (as if spelled Naoghas) === Proper noun === Aonghas m (genitive/vocative Aonghais, diminutive Aonghasan or Angaidh) a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Angus, Innes, or Aeneas ==== Derived terms ==== MacAonghais === References === === 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