Oisín

See also: oisín, óisín, and öisin

Irish

Etymology

From oisín (“fawn”), from os (“deer”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix); name of a hero in Irish mythology.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Oisín m (genitive Oisín)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Ossian

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  • Oisín i ndiaidh na Féinne m (“someone/something outdated”, literally “Oisín after the Fianna”)

Descendants

  • → English: Ossian
  • → Welsh: Osian

Mutation

Mutated forms of Oisín
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Oisín nOisín hOisín tOisín

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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