Oisín
Irish
Etymology
From oisín (“fawn”), from os (“deer”) + -ín (diminutive suffix); name of a hero in Irish mythology.
Pronunciation
Derived terms
- 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- Oisín i ndiaidh na Féinne m (“someone/something outdated”, literally “Oisín after the Fianna”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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.
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