dú-

Irish

Etymology

From dubh (“black”).

Prefix

dú-

1. black, dark
2. great, intense
3. evil
4. dark, unknown

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with dú-

• dúchroíoch (“joyless, melancholic; black-hearted, spiteful”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dú-	dhú-	ndú-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dú-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN