oisín

See also: Oisín, óisín, and öisin

Irish

Etymology

From os (deer) + -ín (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

oisín m (genitive singular oisín, nominative plural oisíní)

  1. Diminutive of os
  2. fawn (young deer)

Declension

Derived terms

  • oisín róin m (young seal)
  • Oisín m (Ossian, proper noun)

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith 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

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From oss (deer) + -án (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoɕiːnʲ/

Noun

oisín m

  1. fawn (baby deer)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
oisínunchangedn-oisín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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