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

  1. (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

Cú Roí m (genitive Con Roí)

  1. a masculine given name
    • 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.
  2. a character in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology; Cú Roí

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
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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