Irish

Adverb

i mbárach

1. Obsolete spelling of amárach

Old Irish

Etymology

From bárach, from Proto-Celtic *bārego- ‎(“morning”) (compare Welsh bore ‎(“morning”)). Folk etymology derives it from am ba árach ‎(“cow tying time”) when cows were milked once each day.

Adverb

i mbárach

1. tomorrow

Descendants

• Irish: amárach
• Manx: mairagh
• Scottish Gaelic: a-màireach

References

• “bárach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.