dubhan

See also: dubhán

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪u.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	(a) dhubhain	(a) dhubhana

*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century

Derived terms

• dubhan-iasgaich

Mutation

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.