osán

Irish

Alternative forms

Noun

osán m (genitive singular osáin, nominative plural osáin)

  1. leg (of trousers)
  2. hose (stocking-like garment; connecting tube)

Declension

Derived terms

  • osánach (hose-like; breeches-like)
  • osánacht (hosiery)
  • osán coscáin (brake hose)

See also

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
osán n-osán hosán t-osán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "osán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • hose” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • leg” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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