English Explanatory Dictionary

Cú Chulainn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/kuːˈxʊlɪn/

Word forms

Cú Chulainn Cúchulainn

Etymology

From Old Irish Cú Chulainn (literally “hound of Culann”). The latter name could be related to Ancient Greek κυλλός (kullós, “crooked, crippled”).

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