doburchú

Old Irish

Etymology

From dobur (“water”) +‎ cú (“hound”).

Noun

doburchú f (genitive doburchon)

otter
- c. 900, Sanas Cormaic, from the Yellow Book of Lecan, Corm. Y 424
  dobarcú .i. cú uisci ― otter, that is: hound of water

Inflection

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Descendants

Irish: dobharchú
Manx: dooarchoo

References

“doburchú” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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