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Etymology

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

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Proper noun

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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.

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Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌkuː ˈr͈oːi̯/

Proper noun

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Roí m (genitive Con Roí)

 
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  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

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Mutation of Cú Roí
radical lenition nasalization
Cú Roí Chú Roí Cú Roí
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

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