Cú Bretan

Old Irish

Etymology

A name derived from cú (“dog, hound”).

Proper noun

Cú Bretan m (genitive Con Bretan)

1. a male given name

Inflection

Masculine n-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Cú Bretan	—	—
vocative	Cú Bretan	—	—
accusative	Coin mBretan	—	—
genitive	Con Bretan	—	—
dative	Coin Bretan	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Middle Irish: Cú Bretan

Mutation

Mutation of Cú Bretan

radical	lenition	nasalization
Cú Bretan	Chú Bretan	Cú Bretan pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.