oisinn

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish uisin. Cognate with Irish uisinn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔʃɪɲ/

Noun

oisinn f (genitive singular oisne, plural oisnean)

  1. corner, angle
    oisinn an taighe ― corner of the house
  2. nook
  3. bevel
  4. temple (of the head)

Mutation

Mutation of oisinn
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
oisinn n-oisinn h-oisinn t-oisinn

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

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