dubha

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dubae.

Noun

dubha f (genitive singular dubha)

  1. grief, gloom
    Antonym: subha
Declension
Declension of dubha

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative dubha
Vocative a dhubha
Genitive dubha
Dative dubha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an dubha
Genitive na dubha
Dative leis an dubha

don dubha

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

dubha

  1. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural of dubh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dubha dhubha ndubha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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