cú allta
Irish
Etymology
Literally, “wild dog”
Noun
cú allta m (genitive singular cú allta or con allta, nominative plural cúnna allta or coin allta)
- wolf
- Synonyms: faolchú, mac tíre, madra alla, madra allta
Mutation
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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cú allta | chú allta | gcú allta |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN