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Ethniu

Ethniu proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

Ethniu

  1. (Irish) 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.

Questions about Ethniu

What does Ethniu mean?
Ethniu means 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.
What part of speech is Ethniu?
Ethniu is a proper noun.

Words near Ethniu in the dictionary

  1. ethnies
  2. ethnika
  3. ethnikon
  4. ethnisation
  5. ethnise
  6. Ethniu
  7. ethnization
  8. ethnize
  9. ethnized
  10. ethnizes
  11. ethnizing

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