cù
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The Scottish Gaelic word for "dog" is cù. The plural is coin.
Cù is the everyday word for a dog and is used of pets and working dogs alike.
Meaning: common pet animal (noun)
Which one should you use?
The word madadh can also mean a dog, especially a large one, but cù is the ordinary word.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural coin looks very different from the singular, so "two dogs" is dà chù, with the singular after dà. "The dog" is an cù.
Did you know?
- Cù is masculine, so "the dog" is an cù and "the dogs" is na coin.
Examples in context
- Tha cù agam.I have a dog.
- Tha cù mòr aig mo bhràthair.My brother has a big dog.
- Tha na coin a' ruith.The dogs are running.
Example conversation
Anna meets Donald while he walks his dog.
- AnnaTha cù brèagha agad.You have a lovely dog.
- DòmhnallTapadh leat.Thank you.
- AnnaDè an t-ainm a th' air?What is his name?
