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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)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Ossian
Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Oisín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Oisín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Oisín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025