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

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) 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

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
amhscarthanach	n-amhscarthanach	hamhscarthanach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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