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dog, hound in Scottish Gaelic

cù

dog, hound

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Scottish Gaelic · English

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

Forms & mutations Treigladau / Claochluithe

You may also meet these forms of cù in a sentence.

Base form
cù
Sèimheachadh
chù

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