anmoch

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • ainmach
  • anamoch

Etymology

an- + moch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanaməx/

Noun

anmoch m (genitive singular anmoich, no plural)

  1. evening
    san anmochin the evening

Adjective

anmoch

  1. late (in the day)
    Tràth chun na h-abhainn is anmoch chun an locha.There's a right time for everything. (literally, “early to the river and late to the loch”)
    Tha e anmoch a-nisIt's late now.

Usage notes

  • Anmoch refers to a neutral temporal state, whereas fadalach is used for "late" in the sense of "happening after an intended time". For instance, Dhùisg mi gu fadalach"I woke up late" implies having woken up after the intended time, whereas Dhùisg mi gu h-anmoch"I woke up late" implies waking up late in the morning, or later in the day, but not in relation to intention.

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
anmochn-anmochh-anmocht-anmoch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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