dubhan
See also: dubhán
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish dubán (“hook”). Cognate with Irish duán.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdubhan m (genitive singular dubhain, plural dubhain)
Declension
editDeclension of dubhan (type I masculine noun)
Indefinite | ||
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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
editMutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
dubhan | dhubhan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |