lough
See also: Lough
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Irish loch (from Old Irish loch), from Proto-Celtic *loku (“lake, pool”), from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“pond, pool”). Doublet of loch and Looe.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /lɒx/, /lɒk/
Audio (GA): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒx, -ɒk
- Homophone: loch
Noun
lough (plural loughs)
- (Ireland) A lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland.
- 2009 January 26, Henry McDonald, “It's got fancy flats, a hotel. Even a bank. But can the Titanic Quarter stay afloat?”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Outside, a freezing wind whips across Belfast lough […] .
- 2023 August 23, Tommy Greene, “Lough Neagh ‘dying in plain sight’ due to vast algal blooms”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN:
- A study showing that the temperature of the lough’s water has risen 1C since 1995, however, suggests that climate change and clearer waters as a result of an invasive zebra mussel species may also be contributing factors.
Synonyms
- loch (in Scotland)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle English lough, luh, borrowed from Cumbric *luch, derived from Proto-Brythonic *luch, from Proto-Celtic *lokus (“lake, pool”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /lɒf/
- Rhymes: -ɒf
Noun
lough (plural loughs)
- (Northumbria) lake, pool
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From a Celtic language.
Noun
lough (plural loughs)
Descendants
References
- “lough, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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