faolchú
التعريفات والمعاني
== Irish ==
=== Etymology ===
From faol + cú, from Middle Irish fáelchú, from fáel (“wolf”) + cú (“dog, hound, wolf”).
=== Noun ===
faolchú m (genitive singular faolchon or faolchú, nominative plural faolchúnna or faolchoin)
wild dog
wolf
Synonyms: cú allta, mac tíre, madra alla, madra allta
==== Declension ====
Regular
Irregular
==== Derived terms ====
==== See also ====
cú faoil (“wolfhound”)
=== Mutation ===
=== Further reading ===
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “faolchú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “faolchú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“faolchú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026