oisín

See also: Oisín, óisín, and öisin

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈʃiːnʲ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʃiːnʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈʌʃinʲ/

Noun

oisín m (genitive singular oisín, nominative plural oisíní)

diminutive of os
fawn (young deer)

Declension

Declension of oisín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	oisín	oisíní
Vocative	a oisín	a oisíní
Genitive	oisín	oisíní
Dative	oisín	oisíní

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-oisín	na hoisíní
Genitive	an oisín	na n-oisíní
Dative	leis an oisín don oisín	leis na hoisíní

Derived terms

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with 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

"oisín" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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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