cú
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cu"
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish cú (“dog, hound”), from Proto-Celtic *kū (compare Welsh ci), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”).
Noun edit
cú m or f (genitive singular cú or con, nominative plural cúnna or coin)
- hound, greyhound
- Nuair a chonaic Séadanta an cú ag teacht chuige, bhuail sé an crag leis an oiread sin nirt go ndeachaigh sé síos i mbéal an chon, agus trína chorp.
- When Sétanta saw the hound coming at him, he hit the ball with so much force that it went into the hound's mouth and through its body.[1]
- (figuratively) hero, champion
Declension edit
- Regular
Declension of cú
- Irregular
Declension of cú
Derived terms edit
- broc-chú
- caor chon (“dogberry”)
- cú allta (“wolf”)
- cú cosanta (“watch-dog”)
- cú dobhráin (“otter”)
- cú faoil
- cú fola (“bloodhound”)
- cú rúiseach (“borzoi”)
- cú seilge (“hunting dog”)
- cuachma chon (“dog-whelk”)
- dobharchú
- faolchú
- fiacail chú (“dog's-tooth”)
- sailchuach chon (“dog violet”)
- teanga chon (“hound's-tongue”)
- torc-chú (“boar-hound”)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
cú
- The name of the Latin-script letter q.
See also edit
- (Latin-script letter names) litir; á, bé, cé, dé, é, eif, gé, héis, í, jé, cá, eil, eim, ein, ó, pé, cú, ear, eas, té, ú, vé, wae, ex, yé, zae
- Note: The English names are also widely used by Irish speakers.
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cú | chú | gcú |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cú”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “cú”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 204
- Entries containing “cú” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cú” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 74
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 20
Mandarin edit
Alternative forms edit
- cu — nonstandard
Romanization edit
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 徂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 殂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 豠
Middle Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish cú, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ (cuna, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *kū (compare Welsh ci), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cú m (genitive con, nominative plural coin)
- dog, hound
- c. 1000, The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig, section 1, published in Irische Teste, vol. 1 (1880), edited by Ernst Windisch:
- Bui cu oca, no ditned in cu Lagniu uile. Ailbe ainm in chon, ocus lan hEriu dia aurdarcus.
- He had a dog; the dog protected all Leinster. Ailbhe was the name of the dog, and all Ireland was full of his fame.
- c. 1000, The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig, section 1, published in Irische Teste, vol. 1 (1880), edited by Ernst Windisch:
Declension edit
- Genitive singular: con
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Middle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
cú | chú | cú pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cú”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ (cuna, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *kū (compare Welsh ci), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cú m (genitive con, nominative plural coin)
Usage notes edit
- The nominative singular cú irregularly causes lenition when used to create male given names, such as Cú Chulainn.
Declension edit
Masculine n-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | cú | coinL | coin |
Vocative | cú | coinL | conaH |
Accusative | coinN | coinL | conaH |
Genitive | con | conL | conN |
Dative | coinL, cúL | conaib | conaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
cú | chú | cú pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cú”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: cú
Noun edit
cú m
- Misspelling of cu.
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Vietic *kuːʔ, of imitative origin. Compare Proto-Tai *ɡawꟲ (“owl”) (whence Thai เค้า (káo), Lao ເຄົ້າ (khao)), Chinese 鵂 (OC *qʰ(r)u), 鴞 (OC *[ɢ]ʷ(r)aw) (B-S).
Noun edit
- an owl (bird)
See also edit
Derived terms
Interjection edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
cú
Etymology 3 edit
Classifier edit
cú
- Used for a (usually quick) action.
- một cú điện thoại ― a phonecall