Cú Bretan

Old Irish

Etymology

A name derived from cú (“dog, hound”).

Proper noun

Cú Bretan m (genitive Con Bretan)

1. a male given name

Inflection

Masculine n-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Cú Bretan	—	—
Vocative	Cú Bretan	—	—
Accusative	Coin mBretan	—	—
Genitive	Con Bretan	—	—
Dative	Coin Bretan	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Middle Irish: Cú Bretan

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Cú Bretan	Chú Bretan	Cú Bretan pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.