amhscarthanach

Irish

Alternative forms

• amhscarnach

Etymology

Ultimately from the verb scar (“separate”) (compare scaradh oíche is lae "break of day"), though the initial element is obscure.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈausˠkəɾˠn̪ˠəx/

Noun

amhscarthanach f (genitive singular amhscarthanaí)

1. day-break; first light; twilight

Declension

Declension of amhscarthanach (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative amhscarthanach vocative a amhscarthanach genitive amhscarthanaí dative amhscarthanach forms with the definite article case singular nominative an amhscarthanach genitive na hamhscarthanaí dative leis an amhscarthanach don amhscarthanach

Mutation

Mutated forms of amhscarthanach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
amhscarthanach	n-amhscarthanach	hamhscarthanach	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amhscarthanach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN