Ethniu

English

Proper noun

Ethniu

1. (Irish mythology) The daughter of the Fomorian king Balor, wife of Cian and the mother of Lugh and Delbáeth, and the grandmother of Cúchulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill.

Old Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈeθʲnʲu]

Proper noun

Ethniu f

1. (Irish mythology) The daughter of the Fomorian king Balor, wife of Cían and the mother of Lug and Delbáeth, and the grandmother of Cú Chulainn and Finn mac Cumail.

Descendants

• Irish: Eithne
• → Old Norse: Eðna
  • Icelandic: Eðna
• Scottish Gaelic: Eithne