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Scottish Gaelic word

cù

dog, hound

nounmasculine

cù means “dog, hound” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

MutationForm
Base formcù
Sèimheachadhchù

cù in context

Tha an cù mòr a' cur eagal orra.

The big dog is frightening them.

A2

Tha an cù donn beag ann fon bhòrd sin.

There is a small brown dog under that table.

B1

Bha an cù anns a' bhocsa fon bhòrd.

The dog was in the box under the table.

A2

Bha an cù dubh air an fheur ris a' ghrèin.

The black dog on the grass was exposed to the sun.

B1

Tha cat is cù agam. Tha an cat dubh agus tha an cù geal.

I have a cat and a dog. The cat is black and the dog is white.

B2

Topics

Animals

Related Scottish Gaelic words

adharc

horn (growth on an animal's head)

beach

bee

beathach

beast, brute, animal

bradan

salmon

buaile

enclosure, fold, sheepfold, pen (animal enclosure, particularly for sheep or cattle)

bò

cow

caora

sheep

cat

cat (Felis catus)

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