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Cú_Roí

Cú Roí

English

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

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
Radical Lenition Nasalization
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.