Dubh
/duː/noun
A word in Irish meaning 'black' or 'dark'.
Did you know?In ancient Celtic beliefs, black was associated with the unknown and the mystical, often representing the gateway to the Otherworld.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Celtic
PC
*dubnos
“darkness, blackness”
Old Irish
Old Irish
dub
“black, dark”
Middle Irish
Middle Irish
dub
“black, dark”
Modern Irish
Irish
dubh
“black, dark”