oisre

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman oistre, from Latin ostrea, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon).

Noun

oisre m (genitive singular oisre, nominative plural oisrí)

  1. oyster

Declension

Declension of oisre (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative oisre oisrí
vocative a oisre a oisrí
genitive oisre oisrí
dative oisre oisrí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-oisre na hoisrí
genitive an oisre na n-oisrí
dative leis an oisre
don oisre 		leis na hoisrí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of oisre
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
oisre n-oisre hoisre t-oisre

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

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