béar dubh

Irish

Noun

béar dubh m (genitive singular béir dhuibh, nominative plural béir dhubha)

1. black bear

Derived terms

• béar dubh Áiseach (“Asiatic black bear”)
• béar dubh Meiriceánach (“American black bear”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of béar dubh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
béar dubh	bhéar dubh	mbéar dubh

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

Further reading

• “béar dubh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025