Tagesanbruch

break of day

noun TAH-ges-an-brukh Less Common

Also means

daybreak

Usage Note

Tagesanbruch literally means the day's breaking-open, a masculine compound used in elevated or literary registers: bei Tagesanbruch. It marks the first daylight, close to Morgengrauen, and is rarer than everyday Morgen.

Examples

"Bei Tagesanbruch verließen sie das Lager."

Natural Translation

At break of day they left the camp.

Literal Translation

At day-break left they the camp.

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