dubh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dub, from Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“black”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [d̪ˠʊw]

Adjective

dubh

1. black
2. black-haired

Declension

Declension of dubh

First Declension

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	masc.	fem.	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	dubh		dubha
Vocative	duibh	dubh	dubha
Genitive	duibh	duibhe	dubha	dubh
Dative	dubh		dubha
Comparative	duibhe

Derived terms

Derived terms

abhac dubh (“black dwarf”) béar dubh dubh carbóin, dubh an charbóin (“carbon black”) dú- (“black, dark; great, intense; evil; dark, unknown”) dúghorm (“dark blue, navy blue”) dúch (“ink”) geabhróg dhubh (“black tern”)

grús píbdhubh (“black-necked crane, Tibetan crane”) leann dubh (“stout”) lon dubh (“blackbird”) lúbán dubh, putóg dhubh (“black pudding”) píbdhubh (“black-necked”) scothdhubh (“blackish”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dubh	dhubh	ndubh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dub, from Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“black”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dʊv/, /duːv/, /duː/, [d̪̊u], /t̪u/

Adjective

dubh

1. black
2. black-haired

   Tha Dòmhnall Dubh an Dòmnallaich an tòir air Mòraig a-nochd. - Black-haired Donald MacDonald is chasing after Morag tonight.

Derived terms

Derived terms

bòrd-dubh - blackboard dubh-cheist - enigma dubh dorch - pitch black dubh-fhacal - riddle

duine dubh - Negro gealag-dhubh-cheannach - reed bunting losgann dubh - toad màl dubh - blackmail (noun) marag dhubh - black pudding

Noun

dubh m (genitive duibh, plural dubhan)

1. blackness, darkness
2. ink
3. pupil (of eye)

Synonyms

• (darkness): dorchadas, dubhar
• (ink): inc
• (pupil): clach na sùla

Derived terms

• o mhoch gu dubh

Verb

dubh (verbal noun dubhadh)

1. blacken

Derived terms

• dubh a-mach
• dubh às