Cú Roí
English
Etymology
The first element is apparently cú (“hound”); the second probably means "battlefield", making the whole term "hound of the battlefield".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkuː ˈɹɔɪ/
Proper noun
Cú Roí
- (Irish mythology) A king of Munster and sorcerer who was killed by Cúchulainn and avenged by his son, Lugaid mac Con Roí, who was subsequently killed by Conall the Victorious.
Anagrams
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkuː ˈr͈oːi̯/
Proper noun
- a masculine given name
- (Can we date this quote?), Annals of Ulster, annal 843.4
- Cinaedh m. Con Roi, rex Generis Loighaire, iugulatus est o Delbhni.
- Cinaedh, son of Cú Roí, king of the People of Leary, is killed by the Delbhni.
- Cinaedh m. Con Roi, rex Generis Loighaire, iugulatus est o Delbhni.
- (Can we date this quote?), Annals of Ulster, annal 843.4
- a character in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology; Cú Roí
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Cú Roí | Chú Roí | Cú Roí pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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