óisín

See also: oisín, Oisín, and öisin

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

óisín m (genitive singular óisín, nominative plural óisíní)

1. (biology, zoology) osculum

Declension

Declension of óisín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative óisín óisíní vocative a óisín a óisíní genitive óisín óisíní dative óisín óisíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-óisín na hóisíní genitive an óisín na n-óisíní dative leis an óisín don óisín leis na hóisíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of óisín

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
óisín	n-óisín	hóisín	t-óisín

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) “óisín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN