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

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 Superseded spelling of dúch.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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dubhach	dhubhach	ndubhach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
dubhach	dhubhach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.