cú dobhráin

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “otter dog”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuː ˈd̪ˠoʊ.ɾaːnʲ/

Noun

cú dobhráin m (genitive singular cú dhobhráin, nominative plural cúnna dobhráin)

otter
Synonyms: madra uisce, dobharchú

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “cú”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cú dobhráin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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