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

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