"Cú Chulainn" meaning in Old Irish

See Cú Chulainn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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
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