Ossining

== English == === Etymology === From earlier Ossingsing, named for the nearby Sing Sing Kill, borrowed from Dutch Sintsing, Sintsinck, from Munsee *ăsúnchung (*ăsə́nčəng), *ăshúnshung (*ăšə́nšəng, “at the small stone”), ăsún (ăsə́n, “stone”) +‎ -ush (-əš, diminutive suffix) +‎ -ung (-əng, locative suffix), from Proto-Algonquian *aʔsenya. The prison located on the site retains the older form of the name, Sing Sing. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑsɪnɪŋ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒsɪnɪŋ/ === Proper noun === Ossining A town in Westchester County, New York. A village, within this town; the site of Sing Sing prison. === References ===