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Ossian
Ossian
English
Proper noun
Ossian
- A male given name; rather rare in the Anglo-Saxon world.
- 1765 James Macpherson, The Poems of Ossian, Tauchnitz 1847, page 204:
- Fingal! thou king of heroes! Ossian, next to him in war! ye have fought in your youth; your names are renowned in song.
- 1765 James Macpherson, The Poems of Ossian, Tauchnitz 1847, page 204:
Derived terms
Translations
Finnish
Etymology
From English Ossian via Sweden in the 19th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈosːiɑn/
- Hyphenation: Os‧si‧an
Proper noun
Ossian
- A male given name; mostly used as a middle name.
Declension
| Inflection of Ossian (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ossian | Ossianit | |
| genitive | Ossianin | Ossianien | |
| partitive | Ossiania | Ossianeja | |
| illative | Ossianiin | Ossianeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Ossian | Ossianit | |
| accusative | nom. | Ossian | Ossianit |
| gen. | Ossianin | ||
| genitive | Ossianin | Ossianien | |
| partitive | Ossiania | Ossianeja | |
| inessive | Ossianissa | Ossianeissa | |
| elative | Ossianista | Ossianeista | |
| illative | Ossianiin | Ossianeihin | |
| adessive | Ossianilla | Ossianeilla | |
| ablative | Ossianilta | Ossianeilta | |
| allative | Ossianille | Ossianeille | |
| essive | Ossianina | Ossianeina | |
| translative | Ossianiksi | Ossianeiksi | |
| instructive | — | Ossianein | |
| abessive | Ossianitta | Ossianeitta | |
| comitative | — | Ossianeineen | |
Related terms
Anagrams
Swedish
Etymology
From English Ossian. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1804.
Proper noun
Ossian
- A male given name.
Usage notes
In continuous use since the 19th century, though never as popular in Sweden as Macpherson's other creation, Oscar.