Loch
English
Noun
Loch (plural Lochs)Synonyms
(lake):
Hyponyms
(sea inlet):
Derived terms
Thesaurus
arm, armlet, artificial lake, bay, bayou, bayou lake, belt, bight, boca, cistern, cove, creek, dam, dead water, dike, estuary, etang, euripus, farm pond, fishpond, fjord, freshwater lake, frith, glacial lake, gulf, gut, harbor, inland sea, inlet, kyle, lagoon, laguna, lake, lakelet, landlocked water, linn, lough, mere, millpond, millpool, mouth, narrow, narrow seas, narrows, natural harbor, nyanza, oxbow lake, plash, pond, pondlet, pool, puddle, reach, reservoir, road, roads, roadstead, salina, salt pond, sound, stagnant water, standing water, still water, strait, straits, sump, tank, tarn, tidal pond, volcanic lake, water hole, water pocket, well
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic loch. Distant cognate to lake.
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Anagrams
French
Noun
Loch m. (plural Lochs)
Pronunciation
Irish
Noun
Loch m.
Etymology
From Old Irish loch < Proto-Indo-European *laku- (compare Latin lacus, Old English lagu).
Pronunciation
Declension
- Third declension
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Old Irish
Noun
Loch n. m.
Descendants
- Irish: loch
- Manx: logh
- Scottish Gaelic: loch
Adjective
Loch
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *laku-.
Polish
Noun
Loch m.
- dungeon (an underground prison or vault)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA: /lɔx/
Declension
Scots
Noun
Loch (plural Lochs)Pronunciation
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic loch.
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ɫ̪ɔx]
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