Cú Chulainn

Cúchulainn English Alternative forms en Cúchulainn Etymology From en sga Cú Chulainn hound of Culann. The latter name could be related to grc κυλλός crooked, crippled.Hyde, D. (1899). Irish Texts Society. (n.p.): Nutt, p. 133 Pronunciation en Irish /kuːˈxʊlɪn/ Proper noun 1 en Irish mythology The pre-eminent hero of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle, almost undefeatable due to his spear the Gae Bulg, but cursed to reach an early grave; son of Lugh and Deichtine. References Irish ga: Alternative forms ga Cúchulainn Etymology From ga sga Cú Chulainn hound of Culann. Pronunciation ga Ulster /kuːˈxɞlˠən̠ʲ/ 236 Proper noun m Chú Chulainn Cú Chulainn ga Irish mythology Cú Chulainn Mutation References smaller Old Irish Alternative forms sga Cú Chulaind Etymology From sga cú dog, hound, a common element in some male Old Irish given names, and sga Culann, another male given name; hence the name means "Culann's hound". Mythologized by the Táin Bó Cúailnge, in which Cú Chulainn gains this moniker after an incident in which Cú Chulainn replaced a guard dog of Culann's that was killed in self-defense. Pronunciation Proper noun sga sga cú Cú sga Culann Chulainn proper noun m genitive Con Culainn sga Irish mythology Cú Chulainn, a mythological hero. Inflection n-m s Cú Chulainn+L Cú Chulainn+L Coin Culainn+L Con Culainn+L Coin Chulainn+L Cú Chulainn+L Descendants mga Cú Chulainn ga Cú Chulainn gv Cuchulainn gd Cuchulainn 1 en Cúchulainn Mutation sga Individuals