cú faoil

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Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkuː ˈfˠiːlʲ/

Noun

faoil m (genitive singular cú fhaoil or con fhaoil, nominative plural cúnna faoil or coin fhaoil)

  1. wolfhound
  2. (specifically) Irish wolfhound

See also

Mutation

Mutated forms of cú faoil
radical lenition eclipsis
cú faoil chú faoil gcú faoil

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • cú faoil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024