dubh

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /d̪ˠʊvˠ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /d̪ˠʊ(vˠ)/
  • (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /d̪ˠʊw/

Adjective

dubh (genitive singular masculine duibh, genitive singular feminine duibhe, plural dubha, comparative duibhe or dúcha)

  1. black
  2. black-haired

Declension

  • Alternative comparative form: dúcha (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

Noun

dubh m (genitive singular duibh)

  1. black

Declension

Derived terms

  • ó dhubh go dubh (“from dawn to dusk”)

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.

See also

Colors in Irish · dathanna (layout · text)
     bán      liath      dubh      donn
             bándearg              dearg ; corcairdhearg              oráiste              buí ; bánbhuí
                          glas                           cian
             gormghlas              gorm              indeagó              maigeanta ; corcra

Further reading

  • "dubh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “dub” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “dubh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “dubh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dub (“black”), from Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“black”). Cognates within Celtic include Breton du (“black”), Welsh du (“black”), Cornish duv or du (“black”), Gaulish river name Dubis, now Doubs. Cognates outside Celtic include Ancient Greek τυφλός (tuphlós, “blind”), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍃 (daubs, “deaf”), German taub (“deaf”), English deaf, English dumb.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ʊv/, /t̪uːv/, /t̪uː/, /t̪u/

Adjective

dubh

  1. black
  2. black-haired
    Tha Dòmhnall Dubh an Dòmhnallaich a-nochd a' tòir air Mòraig. ― Black-haired Donald MacDonald is chasing after Morag tonight.

Derived terms

Noun

dubh m (genitive singular duibh, plural dubhan)

  1. blackness, darkness
    Synonyms: dorchadas, dubhar
  2. ink
    Synonym: inc
  3. pupil (of eye)
    Synonym: clach na sùla

Derived terms

Verb

dubh (past dhubh, future dubhaidh, verbal noun dubhadh, past participle dubhte)

  1. blacken

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
dubhdhubh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

Colors in Scottish Gaelic · dathan (layout · text)
     bàn      glas      dubh      donn
             pinc              dearg ; ruadh              orainds              buidhe ; donn
             uaine              uaine              gorm ; gorm              liath ; glas
             liath              gorm              purpaidh ; guirmean              pinc ; purpaidh

References

  1. ↑ dubh at Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Alexander MacBain, Eneas Mackay, 1911 . Accessed 4 Feb. 2015.
  2. ↑ “dub” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76. Accessed 4 Feb. 2015.

Further reading

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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