Words for black in Celtic languages.
| Proto-Celtic | *dubus = black |
|---|---|
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | dub [duv] = black; morally dark, dire, gloomy, melancholy |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | dubh [d̪ˠʊvˠ / d̪ˠʊw] = black; evil; darkness; sable; black-hearted |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | dubh [duh] = black, hidden, dark, sad, inky; blackness, darkness, ink, pupil (of eye); blacken, darken |
| Manx (Gaelg) | doo = black, black-haired, black headed, inky, dark, ink, dirty, sable, bold |
| Proto-Brythonic | *duβ = black |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | du [dɨː / diː] = black, sable, dark; sad, gloomy; angry; bitter; lowering; calamitous; wicked, villainous, infernal |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | du [dy: / diˑʊ] = black |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | du [dyː] = black, swollen, starved |
Etymology
From the Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (black).
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, Online Manx Dictionary, Teanglann.ie, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Dictionnaire Favereau
