cú faoil

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkuː ˈfˠiːlʲ/

Noun

cú faoil m (genitive singular cú fhaoil or con fhaoil, nominative plural cúnna faoil or coin fhaoil)

1. wolfhound
2. (specifically) Irish wolfhound

See also

• faolchú (“wild dog, wolf”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cú faoil

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cú faoil	chú faoil	gcú faoil

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

Further reading

• “cú faoil”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025