Oíngus

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• Óengus

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːi̯nɣus/

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, corresponding to Angus.

Descendants

• Middle Irish: Oéngus, Aengus
  • Irish: Aonghas
  • Manx: Anghus
  • Scottish Gaelic: Aonghas, Aonghus

Mutation

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

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