dubhach

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dubach. By surface analysis, dubha +‎ -ach.

Adjective

dubhach (genitive singular masculine dubhaigh, genitive singular feminine dubhaí, plural dubhacha, comparative dubhaí)

  1. sad, mournful, gloomy, melancholy
Declension
Declension of dubhach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dubhach dhubhach dubhacha;
dhubhacha2
vocative dhubhaigh dubhacha
genitive dubhaí dubhacha dubhach
dative dubhach;
dhubhach1 		dhubhach;
dhubhaigh (archaic) 		dubhacha;
dhubhacha2
Comparative níos dubhaí
Superlative is dubhaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Antonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish dubach. By surface analysis, dubh +‎ -ach.

Noun

dubhach m (genitive singular dubhaigh, nominative plural dubhaigh)

  1. superseded spelling of dúch
Declension
Declension of dubhach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative dubhach dubhaigh
vocative a dhubhaigh a dhubhacha
genitive dubhaigh dubhach
dative dubhach dubhaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an dubhach na dubhaigh
genitive an dubhaigh na ndubhach
dative leis an dubhach
don dubhach 		leis na dubhaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of dubhach
radical lenition eclipsis
dubhach dhubhach ndubhach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 75

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish dubach. By surface analysis, dubh (“black”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪u.əx/

Adjective

dubhach

  1. sad, gloomy, moody

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of dubhach
radical lenition
dubhach dhubhach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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