dubhan
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See also: dubhán
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish dubán (“hook”). Cognate with Irish duán.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dubhan m (genitive singular dubhain, plural dubhain)
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| dubhan | dhubhan |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |