Cú Roí
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English
Etymology
The first element is apparently cú (“hound”); the second probably means "battlefield", making the whole term "hound of the battlefield".
Pronunciation
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
Proper noun
- a masculine given name
- The Annals of Ulster from the Trinity College MS 1282, published in The Annals of Ulster (to A.D. 1131) (1983, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Seán Mac Airt & Gearóid Mac Niocaill, AD 843
- 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.
- The Annals of Ulster from the Trinity College MS 1282, published in The Annals of Ulster (to A.D. 1131) (1983, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Seán Mac Airt & Gearóid Mac Niocaill, AD 843
- Cú Roí (character in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| Cú Roí | Chú Roí | Cú Roí pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.