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dubh

[d̪̊uh]

adj

LanguageScottish Gaelic

Meaning
  1. black
  2. black-haired
  3. The darkest possible colour, similar to the colour of coal or soot. It is also used to describe someone with black hair.
Examples

Tha Dòmhnall Dubh an Dòmhnallaich a-nochd a' tòir air Mòraig.

Black-haired Donald MacDonald is chasing after Morag tonight.

Pronunciationd̪̊uh

Part of speechadj

Usage noteThis word can describe the colour black or a person with dark or black hair.

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dubh in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.