Cú Roí

English

Etymology

The first element is apparently cú (“hound”); the second probably means "battlefield", making the whole term "hound of the battlefield".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkuː ˈɹɔɪ/

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

• curio

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkuː ˈr͈oːi̯/

Proper noun

Cú Roí m (genitive Con Roí)

1. 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.

2. Cú Roí (character in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology)

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.