cú
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cu"
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cú (“dog, hound”), from Proto-Celtic *kū (compare Welsh ci), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuː/
Declension
- Regular
Declension of cú
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Irregular
Declension of cú
Irregular
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- "cú" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 cú”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- “cú” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- 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.
Mandarin
Old Irish
Etymology
From Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ (cuna, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *kū (compare Welsh ci), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuː/
Noun
Declension
| Masculine n-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | cúL | coinL | coin |
| Vocative | cúL | coinL | conaH |
| Accusative | coinN | coinL | conaH |
| Genitive | con | conL | conN |
| Dative | coinL | conaib | conaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 cú”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ku˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʊw˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʊw˦˥]
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