Cú Roí

English

Etymology

The first element is apparently cú (“hound”); the second probably means "battlefield", making the whole term "hound of the battlefield".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkuː ˈɹɔɪ/

Proper noun

Cú Roí

1. (Irish mythology) A king of Munster and sorcerer who was killed by Cúchulainn and avenged by his son, Lugaid mac Con Roí, who was subsequently killed by Conall the Victorious.

Anagrams

• curio

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkuː ˈr͈oːi̯/

Proper noun

Cú Roí m (genitive Con Roí)

1. a masculine given name
   • (Can we date this quote?), Annals of Ulster, annal 843.4

     Cinaedh m. Con Roi, rex Generis Loighaire, iugulatus est o Delbhni.

     Cinaedh, son of Cú Roí, king of the People of Leary, is killed by the Delbhni.

2. a character in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology; Cú Roí

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Cú Roí	Chú Roí	Cú Roí pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.