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Home/Learn Scottish Gaelic/Words/dubh

Scottish Gaelic word

dubh

black

noun

dubh means “black” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

MutationForm
Base formdubh
Sèimheachadhdhubh

dubh in context

Bha an cù dubh air an fheur ris a' ghrèin.

The black dog on the grass was exposed to the sun.

B1

Tha cat is cù agam. Tha an cat dubh agus tha an cù geal.

I have a cat and a dog. The cat is black and the dog is white.

B2

'S ann agamsa a tha am fear dubh.

The black one is mine.

A2

Bha an cù dubh air an fheur ris a' ghrèin.

The black dog on the grass was exposed to the sun.

B1

Tha cat is cù agam. Tha an cat dubh agus tha an cù geal.

I have a cat and a dog. The cat is black and the dog is white.

B1

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Related Scottish Gaelic words

cluain

pasture, green field, meadow, lawn

càl

colewort, greens, cabbage, kale

faiche

meadow, green, green field, plain

sgàth

shade or shadow

tom

round hillock or knoll, rising ground, swell, green eminence

gealagan

egg white

orainsear

orange

umha

bronze

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