dubha

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dubae.

Noun

dubha f (genitive singular dubha)

1. grief, gloom

   Antonym: subha

Declension

Declension of dubha

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative dubha Vocative a dhubha Genitive dubha Dative dubha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an dubha Genitive na dubha Dative leis an dubha don dubha

Derived terms

• dubhach
• dubhachas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

dubha

1. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural of dubh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dubha	dhubha	ndubha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “duḃa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society