cú
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cú (“dog, hound”), from Proto-Celtic *kū (compare Welsh ci), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuː/
Noun
cú m or f (genitive singular cú or con, nominative plural cúnna or coin)
- hound, greyhound
- Nuair a chonaic Séadanta an cú ag teacht chuige, bhuail sé an crag leis an oiread sin nirt go ndeachaigh sé síos i mbéal an chon, agus trína chorp.
- When Sétanta saw the hound coming at him, he hit the ball with so much force that it went into the hound's mouth and through its body.
- (figuratively) hero, champion
Declension
- Regular
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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- Irregular
Irregular
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- broc-chú
- caor chon
- cuachma chon
- cú allta
- cú cosanta
- cú dobhráin
- cú faoil
- cú fola
- cú rúiseach
- cú seilge
- dobharchú
- faolchú
- fiacail chú
- sailchuach chon
- teanga chon
- torc-chú
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cú | chú | gcú |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cú”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “cú”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 204
- Entries containing “cú” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cú” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 20
Mandarin
Alternative forms
- cu (nonstandard)
Romanization
cú (cu2, Zhuyin ㄘㄨˊ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 徂.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 殂.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 豠.
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cú, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ (cuna, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *kū (compare Welsh ci), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuː/
Noun
cú m (genitive con, nominative plural coin)
- dog, hound
- c. 1000, The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig, section 1, published in Irische Teste, vol. 1 (1880), edited by Ernst Windisch:
- Bui cu oca, no ditned in cu Lagniu uile. Ailbe ainm in chon, ocus lan hEriu dia aurdarcus.
- He had a dog; the dog protected all Leinster. Ailbhe was the name of the dog, and all Ireland was full of his fame.
- c. 1000, The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig, section 1, published in Irische Teste, vol. 1 (1880), edited by Ernst Windisch:
Declension
- Genitive singular: con
Descendants
- Irish: cú
- Manx: coo
- Scottish Gaelic: cù
Mutation
Middle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
cú | chú | cú pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cú”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Etymology
From Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ (cuna, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *kū (compare Welsh ci), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuː/
Noun
cú m (genitive con, nominative plural coin)
- dog, hound
- wolf
- Synonym: macc tíre
Usage notes
- The nominative singular cú irregularly causes lenition when used to create male given names, such as Cú Chulainn.
Declension
Masculine n-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | cú | coinL | coin |
Vocative | cú | coinL | conaH |
Accusative | coinN | coinL | conaH |
Genitive | con | conL | conN |
Dative | coinL, cúL | conaib | conaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- conamail
- cúán
- doburchú
Descendants
- Middle Irish: cú
- Irish: cú
- Manx: coo
- Scottish Gaelic: cù
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
cú | chú | cú pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cú”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: cú
Noun
cú m
- Misspelling of cu.
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ku˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʊw˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʊw˦˥]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *kuːʔ, of imitative origin. Compare Proto-Tai *ɡawꟲ (“owl”) (whence Thai เค้า (káo), Lao ເຄົ້າ (khao)), Chinese 鵂 (OC *qʰ(r)u), 鴞 (OC *[ɢ]ʷ(r)aw) (B-S).
Noun
(classifier con) cú • (鴝, 𫚱)
- an owl (bird)
See also
- cú đêm
- cú lợn
- cú mèo
- cú muỗi
- cú vọ
- hôi như cú
Interjection
cú • (鴝, 𫚱)
- (onomatopoeia) hoot
Verb
cú
- to knuckle one's head
- Synonyms: kí, cốc
Classifier
cú
- Used for a (usually quick) action.
- một cú điện thoại ― a phonecall
Anagrams
- Úc