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

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
óisín	n-óisín	hóisín	t-óisín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “óisín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN