cú faoil

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkuː ˈfˠiːlʲ/

Noun

cú faoil m (genitive singular cú fhaoil or con fhaoil, nominative plural cúnna faoil or coin fhaoil)

1. wolfhound
2. (specifically) Irish wolfhound

See also

• faolchú (“wild dog, wolf”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• “cú faoil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024