oisinn

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Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish uisin. Cognate with Irish uisinn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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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.

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