dubh
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The Scottish Gaelic word for "black" is dubh.
Dubh goes after the noun, so "a black cat" is cat dubh.
Meaning: colour of coal (adjective)
Which one should you use?
Do not confuse dubh with donn, which means "brown".
How does it change in a sentence?
After a feminine noun it softens to dhubh, as in bròg dhubh for "a black shoe".
Did you know?
- The name Douglas comes from the Gaelic words dubh and glas, meaning "dark water".
Examples in context
- Tha an càr dubh.The car is black.
Example conversation
Sine and her brother talk about their pets.
- SineTha cat dubh agam.I have a black cat.
- IainTha cù geal agamsa.I have a white dog.
- SineTha iad uabhasach brèagha.They are very beautiful.
