Cú Chulainn

See also: Cúchulainn

English

Proper noun

Cú Chulainn

Alternative form of Cúchulainn

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Cú Chulaind

Etymology

From cú (“dog, hound”), a common element in some male Old Irish given names, and Culann, another male given name; hence the name means "Culann's hound". Mythologized by the Táin Bó Cúailnge, in which Cú Chulainn gains this moniker after an incident in which Cú Chulainn replaced a guard dog of Culann's that was killed in self-defense.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkuː xu.lən͈ʲ/

Proper noun

Cú Chulainn m (genitive Con Culainn)

(Irish mythology) Cú Chulainn, a mythological hero.

Inflection

Masculine n-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Cú Chulainn^L	—	—
Vocative	Cú Chulainn^L	—	—
Accusative	Coin Culainn^L	—	—
Genitive	Con Culainn^L	—	—
Dative	Coin Chulainn^L, Cú Chulainn^L	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Middle Irish: Cú Chulainn
- → English: Cúchulainn