dubhach

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠʊwəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠʊa(x)/

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

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	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

• subhach

Derived terms

• dubhachas

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 Superseded spelling of dúch.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 case singular plural nominative dubhach dubhaigh vocative a dhubhaigh a dhubhacha genitive dubhaigh dubhach dative dubhach dubhaigh forms with the definite article case 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.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “duḃaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 266
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dubhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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

• brònach
• gruamach

Derived terms

• beith dhubhach

Related terms

• dubh

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.