aberdeen angus

First part Aberdeen, from both English Aberdeen (“city in Scotland”), from either Scottish Gaelic aber (“river mouth”) or Pictish aber (“confluence”), both from Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“(body of) water”) + and from English Don (“river in Scotland”), probably from the common Celtic river name Proto-Celtic *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂- (“to set in motion; flow”).

Last part Angus, from English Angus, from Scottish Gaelic Aonghas, from Middle Irish Aengus, Oéngus (male given name), from Old Irish Oíngus (the Gaelic god of love, youth, and poetic inspiration), first part of the name from oín, alternative form of óen (“one”), from Proto-Celtic *oinos (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one, single”), perhaps from *éy (“he, she, it”) and the suffix *-nós (creates adjectives) + last part from gus (“strength, vigour”), from Proto-Celtic *gustus, or from Proto-Celtic *gus- (“choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to taste, try”).

• IPA^(key): /abɛˈɖiːn.aŋɡəs/, /abɛʁˈdiːn.aŋɡəs/
• (English pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæb.ɚˈdin ˈæŋ.ɡəs/

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• Rhymes: -əs
• Hyphenation: ab‧er‧deen‧an‧gus

aberdeen angus

1. (agriculture) an Aberdeen Angus (one of a breed of black hornless beef cattle originating in Scotland)
   • 2014 November 7, Fædrelandsvennen:

     rasen Aberdeen Angus er kraftige, lange, muskuløse, sorte dyr

     the breed Aberdeen Angus are powerful, long, muscular, black animals

• “aberdeen angus” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “Aberdeen-angus-fe” in Store norske leksikon