cú dobhráin
Irish
Etymology
Literally, “otter dog”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuː ˈd̪ˠoʊ.ɾaːnʲ/
Noun
cú dobhráin m (genitive singular cú dhobhráin, nominative plural cúnna dobhráin)
- otter
- Synonyms: madra uisce, dobharchú
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cú dobhráin | chú dobhráin | gcú dobhráin |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “cú”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cú dobhráin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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