oisir

oisir

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʃɪɾʲ/

Noun

oisir m

1. Ulster form of oisre (“oyster”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 13

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• eisir

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman oistre, from Latin ostrea, from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɤʃɪɾʲ/

Noun

oisir m (plural oisirean)

1. oyster

Mutation

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