oisín
Irish
Etymology
From os (“deer”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
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Noun
oisín m (genitive singular oisín, nominative plural oisíní)
- diminutive of os
- fawn (young deer)
Declension
Declension of oisín
Derived terms
- oisín róin m (“young seal”)
- Oisín m (“Ossian”, proper noun)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| oisín | n-oisín | hoisín | t-oisín |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “oisín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “oisín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “oisín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024