Dictionary look-up word
dubh
Verbal Noun
dubhadh
Present
| Sg.1 | tha mi a' dubhadh |
| Sg.2 | tha thu a' dubhadh |
| Sg.3m | tha e a' dubhadh |
| Sg.3f | tha i a' dubhadh |
| Pl.1 | tha sinn a' dubhadh |
| Pl.2 | tha sibh a' dubhadh |
| Pl.3 | tha iad a' dubhadh |
| Impersonal | thathar a' dubhadh |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | bha mi a' dubhadh |
| Sg.2 | bha thu a' dubhadh |
| Sg.3m | bha e a' dubhadh |
| Sg.3f | bha i a' dubhadh |
| Pl.1 | bha sinn a' dubhadh |
| Pl.2 | bha sibh a' dubhadh |
| Pl.3 | bha iad a' dubhadh |
| Impersonal | bhathar a' dubhadh |
Simple Past
Independent
| Sg.1 | dhubh mi |
| Sg.2 | dhubh thu |
| Sg.3m | dhubh e |
| Sg.3f | dhubh i |
| Pl.1 | dhubh sinn |
| Pl.2 | dhubh sibh |
| Pl.3 | dhubh iad |
| Impersonal | dhubhadh |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | do dhubh mi |
| Sg.2 | do dhubh thu |
| Sg.3m | do dhubh e |
| Sg.3f | do dhubh i |
| Pl.1 | do dhubh sinn |
| Pl.2 | do dhubh sibh |
| Pl.3 | do dhubh iad |
| Impersonal | do dhubhadh |
Future
Independent
| Sg.1 | dubhaidh mi |
| Sg.2 | dubhaidh thu |
| Sg.3m | dubhaidh e |
| Sg.3f | dubhaidh i |
| Pl.1 | dubhaidh sinn |
| Pl.2 | dubhaidh sibh |
| Pl.3 | dubhaidh iad |
| Impersonal | dubhar |
Relative Independent
| Sg.1 | dhubhas mi |
| Sg.2 | dhubhas thu |
| Sg.3m | dhubhas e |
| Sg.3f | dhubhas i |
| Pl.1 | dhubhas sinn |
| Pl.2 | dhubhas sibh |
| Pl.3 | dhubhas iad |
| Impersonal | dhubhar |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | dubh mi |
| Sg.2 | dubh thu |
| Sg.3m | dubh e |
| Sg.3f | dubh i |
| Pl.1 | dubh sinn |
| Pl.2 | dubh sibh |
| Pl.3 | dubh iad |
| Impersonal | dubhar |
Conditional
Independent
| Sg.1 | dhubhainn mi |
| Sg.2 | dhubhadh thu |
| Sg.3m | dhubhadh e |
| Sg.3f | dhubhadh i |
| Pl.1 | dhubhamaid sinn; dhubhadh sinn |
| Pl.2 | dhubhadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | dhubhadh iad |
| Impersonal | dhubhte |
Dependent
| Sg.1 | dubhainn mi |
| Sg.2 | dubhadh thu |
| Sg.3m | dubhadh e |
| Sg.3f | dubhadh i |
| Pl.1 | dubhamaid sinn; dubhadh sinn |
| Pl.2 | dubhadh sibh |
| Pl.3 | dubhadh iad |
| Impersonal | dubhte |
Imperative
| Sg.1 | dubham |
| Sg.2 | dubh |
| Sg.3m | dubhadh e |
| Sg.3f | dubhadh i |
| Pl.1 | dubhamaid |
| Pl.2 | dubhaibh |
| Pl.3 | dubhadh iad |
| Impersonal | dubhar |
Verbs conjugated like dubh
aom,
bac,
bàth,
biadh,
blian,
bòc,
bog,
brath,
breab,
brùchd,
brùth,
calc,
càrd,
càrn,
ciùrr,
cleachd,
cnàmh,
cnap,
cog,
còrd, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
1. From Old Irish dub (“black”), from Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“black”).
2. Cognates within Celtic include Breton du (“black”), Welsh du (“black”), Cornish duv or du (“black”), Gaulish river name Dubis, now Doubs. Cognates outside Celtic include Ancient Greek τυφλός (tuphlós, “blind”), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍃 (daubs, “deaf”), German taub (“deaf”), English deaf, English dumb. See: Welsh '
du', Cornish '
duv', English '
deaf', English '
dumb'.
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