dubhan

See also: dubhán

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish dubán (“hook”). Cognate with Irish duán.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪̊u.an/

Noun

dubhan m (genitive singular dubhain, plural dubhain)

1. hook, fishing hook

Declension

Declension of dubhan (type I masculine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	dubhan	dubhain
genitive	dubhain	dhubhan
dative	dubhan	dubhain; dubhanaibh✝
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(an) dubhan	(na) dubhain
genitive	(an) dubhain	(nan) dubhan
dative	(an) dubhan	(na) dubhain; dubhanaibh✝
vocative	dhubhain	dhubhana

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

• dubhan-iasgaich

Mutation

Mutation of dubhan

radical	lenition
dubhan	dhubhan

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