mochthrath

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• moch-thrath
• muchthrath

Etymology

From Old Irish mochtráth (“early hour or time of day”), 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

References

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