cú dobhráin

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “otter dog”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuː ˈd̪ˠoʊ.ɾaːnʲ/

Noun

cú dobhráin m (genitive singular cú dhobhráin, nominative plural cúnna dobhráin)

1. otter

   Synonyms: madra uisce, dobharchú

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cú dobhráin	chú dobhráin	gcú dobhráin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “cú”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cú dobhráin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN