Ossian

English

Etymology

An anglicisation, made known by James Macpherson, of Irish Oisín, diminutive form of os (“deer”).

Proper noun

Ossian

1. A male given name from Irish; rather rare in the Anglo-Saxon world.
   • 1765 James Macpherson, The Poems of Ossian, Tauchnitz 1847, page 204:

     Fingal! thou king of heroes! Ossian, next to him in war! ye have fought in your youth; your names are renowned in song.

Derived terms

• Ossianesque
• Ossianic

Translations

male given name

• Finnish: Ossian (fi)
• Irish: Oisín
• Manx: Oshin

• Swedish: Ossian (sv)
• Welsh: Osian

Anagrams

• Sianos, saison

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Finnish

Etymology

From English Ossian via Sweden in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈosːiɑn/, [ˈo̞s̠ːiɑn]
• Rhymes: -osːiɑn
• Syllabification: Os‧si‧an

Proper noun

Ossian

1. A male given name from English; mostly used as a middle name.

Declension

Inflection of Ossian (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Ossian	Ossianit
genitive		Ossianin	Ossianien
partitive		Ossiania	Ossianeja
illative		Ossianiin	Ossianeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Ossian	Ossianit
accusative	nom.	Ossian	Ossianit
	gen.	Ossianin
genitive		Ossianin	Ossianien
partitive		Ossiania	Ossianeja
inessive		Ossianissa	Ossianeissa
elative		Ossianista	Ossianeista
illative		Ossianiin	Ossianeihin
adessive		Ossianilla	Ossianeilla
ablative		Ossianilta	Ossianeilta
allative		Ossianille	Ossianeille
essive		Ossianina	Ossianeina
translative		Ossianiksi	Ossianeiksi
instructive		—	Ossianein
abessive		Ossianitta	Ossianeitta
comitative		—	Ossianeineen

Possessive forms of Ossian (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Ossianini	Ossianimme
2nd person	Ossianisi	Ossianinne
3rd person	Ossianinsa

Related terms

• Ossi

Anagrams

• noissa, osasin

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Swedish

Etymology

From English Ossian. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1804.

Proper noun

Ossian c (genitive Ossians)

1. A male given name from English.

Usage notes

In continuous use since the 19th century, though never as popular in Sweden as Macpherson's other creation, Oscar.