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

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

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• Oisín i ndiaidh na Féinne m (“someone/something outdated”, literally “Oisín after the Fianna”)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

• → English: Ossian
• → Welsh: Osian

Mutation

Mutated forms of Oisín

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Oisín	nOisín	hOisín	tOisín

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