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  • Oisín i ndiaidh na Féinne m (someone/something outdated, literally Oisín after the Fianna)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

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith 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

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