"Cú Chulainn" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈkuːxulin/ [Ireland], [ˈkuːxulinʲ] [Ireland]
Etymology: From Irish cú (“hound”) + Culann. The latter name could be related to Ancient Greek κυλλός (kullós, “crooked, crippled”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|cú||hound}} Irish cú (“hound”), {{cog|grc|κυλλός|t=crooked, crippled}} Ancient Greek κυλλός (kullós, “crooked, crippled”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Cú Chulainn
  1. (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. Wikipedia link: Cú Chulainn Tags: Irish Categories (topical): Irish mythology Synonyms: Cúchulainn

Proper name [Old Irish]

IPA: /ˈkuː xu.lən͈ʲ/
Etymology: From cú (“dog, hound”), a common element in some male Old Irish given names, and 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. Head templates: {{head|sga|proper noun|genitive|Con Culainn|g=m|head=Cú Chulainn}} Cú Chulainn m (genitive Con Culainn) Inflection templates: {{sga-decl-noun|acc_sg=Coin Culainn+L|class=n-m|dat_sg=Coin Chulainn+L|dat_sg2=Cú Chulainn+L|gen_sg=Con Culainn+L|n=s|nom_sg=Cú Chulainn+L|voc_sg=Cú Chulainn+L}} Forms: Con Culainn [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Cú Chulainn [nominative, singular], - [dual, nominative], - [nominative, plural], Cú Chulainn [singular, vocative], - [dual, vocative], - [plural, vocative], Coin Culainn [accusative, singular], - [accusative, dual], - [accusative, plural], Con Culainn [genitive, singular], - [dual, genitive], - [genitive, plural], Coin Chulainn [dative, singular], Cú Chulainn [dative, singular], - [dative, dual], - [dative, plural]
  1. (Irish mythology) Cú Chulainn, a mythological hero. Wikipedia link: Cú Chulainn, Táin Bó Cúailnge Tags: Irish, masculine Categories (topical): Individuals, Irish mythology Synonyms: Cú Chulaind

Alternative forms

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        "Cú Chulainn, a mythological hero."
      ],
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          "Irish"
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        "(Irish mythology) Cú Chulainn, a mythological hero."
      ],
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        "Irish",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Cú Chulainn",
        "Táin Bó Cúailnge"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkuː xu.lən͈ʲ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Cú Chulaind"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Cú Chulainn"
}

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  "path": [
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