Oisín
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From oisín (“fawn”), from os (“deer”) + -ín (diminutive suffix); name of a hero in Irish mythology.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Oisín m (genitive Oisín)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Ossian
Derived terms[edit]
- Laoi Oisín f (“the Song of Oisín, the Lay of Oisín”)
- Oisín i ndiaidh na Féinne m (“someone/something outdated”, literally “Oisín after the Fianna”)
Descendants[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Oisín | nOisín | hOisín | tOisín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Oisín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Oisín” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Oisín” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.