Oíngus

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

    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-.

    The name also appears in early Welsh (as Old Welsh Ungust and Middle Welsh Unwst), allowing Proto-Celtic *Oinogustus to be reconstructed.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈoːi̯ŋ.ɡus/
      • (Blasse) [ˈoːi̯ŋ.ɡus]
      • (Griffith) [ˈoːi̯ŋ.ɡøs]

    Proper noun

    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

    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

    • Middle Irish: Oéngus, Aengus

    Mutation

    Mutation of Oíngus
    radical lenition nasalization
    Oíngus
    (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)    		 Oíngus nOíngus

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    References

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