dubhach

Irish

Pronunciation

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

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 Superseded spelling of dúch.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.

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 75

Further reading

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

Derived terms

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