Ethniu

== English == === Proper noun === Ethniu (Irish mythology) The daughter of the Fomorian king Balor, wife of Cian and the mother of Lugh and Delbáeth, and the grandmother of Cúchulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill. == Old Irish == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeθʲ.nʲu/ === Proper noun === Ethniu f (Irish mythology) The daughter of the Fomorian king Balor, wife of Cían and the mother of Lug and Delbáeth, and the grandmother of Cú Chulainn and Finn mac Cumail. ==== Descendants ==== Irish: Eithne → Old Norse: Eðna Icelandic: Eðna Scottish Gaelic: Eithne