mochthrath

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• moch-thrath, muchthrath

Etymology

From Old Irish mochtráth (“early hour or time of day”) (compare Manx moghrey), from moch (“early”) + tráth (“hour, point in time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔx.ra/

Noun

mochthrath f

1. dawn

   Synonyms: beul an latha, briseadh-latha

Adverb

mochthrath

1. very early

Mutation

Mutation of mochthrath

radical	lenition
mochthrath	mhochthrath

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

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “moch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language