oisinn

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• oisean

Etymology

From Middle Irish uisin. Cognate with Irish uisinn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔʃɪɲ/

Noun

oisinn f (genitive singular oisne, plural oisnean)

1. corner, angle

   oisinn an taighe ― corner of the house

2. nook
3. bevel
4. temple (of the head)

Mutation

Mutation of oisinn

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
oisinn	n-oisinn	h-oisinn	t-oisinn

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