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Loch () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch[citation needed].
In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling lough is commonly found in place names; in Lowland Scots and Scottish English, the spelling «loch» is always used. Many loughs are connected to stories of lake-bursts, signifying their mythical origin.
Sea-inlet lochs are often called sea lochs or sea loughs. Some such bodies of water could also be called firths, fjords, estuaries, straits or bays.
Background[edit]
Looking down Loch Long, a long sea loch
This name for a body of water is Insular Celtic[1] in origin and is applied to most lakes in
Scotland and to many sea inlets in the west and north of Scotland. The word comes from Proto-Indo-European *lókus («lake, pool») and is related to Latin lacus («lake, pond») and English lay («lake»).
Lowland Scots orthography, like Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Irish, represents /x/ with ch, so the word was borrowed with identical spelling.
English borrowed the word separately from a number of loughs in the previous Cumbric language areas of Northumbria and Cumbria. Earlier forms of English included the sound /x/ as gh (compare Scots bricht with English bright). However, by the time Scotland and England joined under a single parliament, English had lost the /x/ sound. This form was therefore used when the English settled Ireland. The Scots convention of using ch remained, hence the modern Scottish English loch.
In Welsh, what corresponds to lo is lu in Old Welsh and llw in Middle Welsh such as in today’s Welsh placenames Llanllwchaiarn, Llwchwr, Llyn Cwm Llwch, Amlwch, Maesllwch, the Goidelic lo being taken into Scottish Gaelic by the gradual replacement of much Brittonic orthography with Goidelic orthography in Scotland.
Many of the loughs in Northern England have also previously been called «meres» (a Northern English dialect word for «lake» and an archaic Standard English word meaning «a lake that is broad in relation to its depth») such as the Black Lough in Northumberland.[2] However, reference to the latter as loughs (lower case initial), rather than as lakes, inlets and so on, is unusual.
Some lochs in Southern Scotland have a Brythonic rather than Goidelic etymology, such as Loch Ryan where the Gaelic loch has replaced a Cumbric equivalent of Welsh llwch.[3] The same is perhaps the case for water bodies in Northern England named with ‘Low’ or ‘Lough’ or otherwise it represents a borrowing of the Brythonic word into the Northumbrian dialect of Old English.[3]
Although there is no strict size definition, a small loch is often known as a lochan (so spelled also in Scottish Gaelic; in Irish it is spelled lochán).
Perhaps the most famous Scottish loch is Loch Ness, although there are other large examples such as Loch Awe, Loch Lomond and Loch Tay.
Examples of sea lochs in Scotland include Loch Long, Loch Fyne, Loch Linnhe, and Loch Eriboll. Elsewhere in Britain, places like the Afon Dyfi can be considered sea lochs.
Uses of lochs[edit]
Some new reservoirs for hydroelectric schemes have been given names faithful to the names for natural bodies of water—for example, the Loch Sloy scheme, and Lochs Laggan and Treig (which form part of the Lochaber hydroelectric scheme near Fort William). Other expanses are simply called reservoirs, e.g. Blackwater Reservoir above Kinlochleven.
Scottish lakes[edit]
Scotland has very few bodies of water called lakes. The Lake of Menteith, an Anglicisation of the Scots Laich o Menteith meaning a «low-lying bit of land in Menteith», is applied to the loch there because of the similarity of the sounds of the words laich and lake. Until the 19th century the body of water was known as the Loch of Menteith.[4] The Lake of the Hirsel, Pressmennan Lake, Lake Louise and Raith Lake are man-made bodies of water in Scotland, referred to as lakes.
The word «loch» is sometimes used as a shibboleth to identify natives of England, because the fricative [x] sound is used in Scotland whereas most English people mispronounce the word as «lock».[5]
Lochs outside Scotland and Ireland[edit]
As «loch» is a common Gaelic word, it is found as the root of several Manx place names.
The United States naval port of Pearl Harbor, on the south coast of the main Hawaiian island of Oahu, is one of a complex of sea inlets. Several are named as lochs, including South East Loch, Merry Loch, East Loch, Middle Loch and West Loch.
Loch Raven Reservoir is a reservoir in Baltimore County, Maryland.
Brenton Loch in the Falkland Islands is a sea loch, near Lafonia, East Falkland.
In the Scottish settlement of Glengarry County in present-day Eastern Ontario, there is a lake called Loch Garry.[6] Loch Garry was named by those who settled in the area, Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, after the well-known loch their clan is from, Loch Garry in Scotland. Similarly, lakes named Loch Broom, Big Loch, Greendale Loch, and Loch Lomond can be found in Nova Scotia, along with Loch Leven in Newfoundland, and Loch Leven in Saskatchewan.
Loch Fyne is a fjord in Greenland named by Douglas Clavering in 1823.
See also[edit]
- List of lochs of Scotland
- List of loughs of Ireland
- List of loughs of England
- Ria
- Lake-burst
References[edit]
- ^ The current form has currency in the following languages: Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Manx, and has been borrowed into Lowland Scots, Scottish English, Irish English and Standard English.
- ^ Beckensall, Stan (2004). Northumberland Place-Names. Thropton, Morpeth, Northumberland: Butler Publishing. ISBN 978-0-946928-41-5.
- ^ a b Alan, James. «Brittonic Language In The Old North — A Guide To Place Name Elements» (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ «Lake of Menteith | Scotland’s Only Lake | Trossachs.co.uk».
- ^ «LOCH | Pronunciation in English». dictionary.cambridge.org. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ «Lochgarrylakeassociation — LGLA Action». Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /lɒx/, /lɒk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /lɑx/, /lɑk/
- Rhymes: -ɒx, -ɒk
- Homophone: lough
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English lough, borrowed from Scottish Gaelic loch,[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“pond; pool”). Doublet of lough and Looe.
Noun[edit]
loch (plural lochs)
- (Ireland, Scotland) A lake.
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1802 November 1, “Account of the Drainage of the Lochs at Leuchars and Cotts, in the County of Moray”, in The Farmer’s Magazine: A Periodical Work, Exclusively Devoted to Agriculture, and Rural Affairs, volume III, number XII, Edinburgh: Printed by D. Willison, for Archibald Constable, […], →OCLC, pages 453–454:
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The greater part of Leuchars Loch belonged to the Inneses of Leuchars, Cotts to the Inneses of Innes; and while thus poſſeſſed, many unſucceſsful attempts to drain both, by canals, to the river Loſſie, ſeem to have been made. […] [A] very ordinary fall of rain raiſes it [the river] far beyond its natural bounds; and the immediate conſequence of ſuch floods, was, the ſpeat-water flowing into thoſe lochs, by the canal, and covering the adjacent meadows.
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1840, John Colquhoun, “Loch-fishing”, in The Moor and the Loch: […], Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons; London: T[homas] Cadell, →OCLC, page 56:
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But, enchanting as are the woodland banks of the quiet stream, there is to me a higher and yet more powerful charm in the solitary wildness or savage grandeur of the Highland loch.
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1855, Philip Gilbert Hamerton, “Notes [on the poem The Isles of Loch Awe]”, in The Isles of Loch Awe and Other Poems of My Youth, London: W. E. Painter, […], →OCLC, page 91:
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This book may possibly fall into the hands of tourists in the Highlands; and if it should induce any one to visit the Isles of Loch Awe, a few words on my part may save him a good deal of trouble. The inns are so badly situated that no visitors but sportsmen and painters ever think of staying long at Loch Awe. The hotel at Dalmally is an old inconvenient house, three miles from the loch, and wants rebuilding. The inn at Cladich is a mile from the loch, and the footpath in wet weather is almost impassable.
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1903 September 11, “The Late Mr. James M. Gale”, in W[illiam] H[enry] Maw and J[ames] Dredge [Jr.], editors, Engineering: An Illustrated Weekly Journal, volume LXXVI, London: Offices for advertisements and publication—35 & 36, Bedford Street, Strand, W.C., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 351, column 2:
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Mr. [James M.] Gale’s scheme for doubling the [water] supply was carried through both Houses of Parliament, and was at once put into construction. It especially included the raising of the boundaries of the loch, and it brought into assistance and use other lochs in the Loch Katrine area; and Glasgow and its suburbs are now supplied with water as no other community in the kingdom is supplied.
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2010 January, Rick Emmer, “Into the Limelight”, in Loch Ness Monster: Fact or Fiction? (Creature Science Investigation), New York, N.Y.: Chelsea House Publishers, Infobase Publishing, →ISBN, page 28:
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[…] Marmaduke Wetherell was hired by the Daily Mail newspaper to lead a search for the lair of the Loch Ness Monster. […] To everyone’s surprise, within a few days of the start of his search, Wetherell came across a huge, four-toed footprint along the shoreline of the loch. This was just the sort of sensational story the newspaper was hoping for.
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- (Ireland, Scotland) A bay or arm of the sea.
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1865, James G[lass] Bertram, “Fish Life and Growth”, in The Harvest of the Sea: A Contribution to the Natural and Economic History of the British Food Fishes, London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 28:
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It is well known, for instance, that the superiority of the herrings caught in the inland sea-lochs of Scotland is owing to the fish finding there a better feeding-ground than in the large and exposed open bays. Look, for instance, at Lochfyne: the land runs down to the water’s edge, and the surface water or drainage carries with it rich food to fatten the loch, and put flesh on the herring; and what fish is finer, I would ask, than a Lochfyne herring?
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2010, Martyn S. Stoker; Charles R. Wilson; John A. Howe; Tom Bradwell; David Long, “Paraglacial Slope Instability in Scottish Fjords: Examples from Little Loch Broom, NW Scotland”, in J[ohn] A. Howe, W. E. N. Austin, M. Forwick, and M. Paetzel, editors, Fjord Systems and Archives (Geological Society Special Publication; no. 344), London: Published by The Geological Society, →ISBN, page 227, column 1:
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Little Loch Broom is a NW trending sea loch situated approximately 10 km west of Ullapool […]. The flanks of the loch are characterized by rugged headlands backed by mountains such as An Teallach to the south and Beinn Ghobhlach to the north.
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Synonyms[edit]
- (both senses): lough (Britain, Ireland)
- (lake): lake
- (bay or arm of the sea): bay, firth, sea loch
Hyponyms[edit]
- estuary
- fjord
- strait
Derived terms[edit]
- Gare Loch
- Holy Loch
- Loch Awe, Lochawe
- Loch Carron
- Loch Eil
- Loch Etive
- Loch Katrine
- Loch Leven
- Loch Linnhe
- Loch Lomond
- Loch Long
- Loch Ness
- Loch Ness monster
- Loch Tay
- lochside
- sea loch
[edit]
- lochan (diminutive)
- lough (Britain, Ireland)
Translations[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See lohoch.
Noun[edit]
loch (plural lochs)
- Alternative form of lohoch (“medicine taken by licking”)
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1859, Al[fred François] Donné, “Of Professional Nurses”, in Mothers and Infants, Nurses and Nursing. […], Boston, Mass.: Phillips, Sampson and Company, →OCLC, page 67:
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We may obtain, then, a just idea of the constitution of this liquid [milk], if we look upon it as a soft, liquid substance, a kind of loch,* in which caseine, sugar, &c., are dissolved, and in which the fatty or oily substance is distributed in small, rounded atoms. [Footnote *: Loch, or lohoch, is an Arabian name for a medicine of a consistence between an electuary and a sirup, and usually taken by licking. […]]
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2011, Graeme Tobyn; Alison Denham; Margaret Whitelegge, “Hyssopus officinalis, Hyssop”, in The Western Herbal Tradition: 2000 Years of Medicinal Plant Knowledge, Edinburgh; London: Churchill Livingstone, →ISBN, page 195, column 2:
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[Rembert] Dodoens specifically recommends the preparation of a lohoch or loch – a ‘licking medicine’, of middle consistency, between a soft electuary and a syrup – for relief of obstruction, shortness of breath and an old, hard cough.
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References[edit]
- ^ “loch”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Further reading[edit]
loch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams[edit]
- HOCl, HOLC, OLHC, chol, ochl-
Cimbrian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- lòch (Sette Comuni)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German loch, from Old High German loh, from Proto-Germanic *luką (“lock”). Cognate with German Loch, Dutch lok, English lock, Icelandic lok.
Noun[edit]
loch n
- (Luserna) hole
References[edit]
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Loch (“hole”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): [ˈlox]
- Rhymes: -ox
Noun[edit]
loch m inan
- (colloquial) nick, slammer (prison)
- Synonyms: kriminál, vězení
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- loch in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- loch in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /lɔk/
Etymology 1[edit]
Since late 17th century. Along with the obsolete lok, borrowed from English log directly and through Dutch log, from Middle English logge, logg, of uncertain but perhaps Scandinavian origin.
Noun[edit]
loch m (plural lochs)
- (nautical) chip log, log
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1698, Jean Bouguer, Traité complet de la navigation[1], page 136:
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L’on marque encore les toises que fait un Vaisseau par le loch qui est un morceau de bois d’environ un anpan de long, taillé comme le fond d’une barque, garni de plomb sous son fond pour luy servir de leste, auquel attache un ligne de menuë & fine marquée par toises, & pour s’en servir on jette le loch à la mer par la Poupe ou arriere du Vaisseau, & l’on file de la ligne jusqu’à ce que le loch soit hors du remore du Vaisseau, aprés l’on commence à compter les toises de la ligne que l’on file pendant une demy minute, & si l’on en file six toises le Navire fait un quart de lieuë par heure, si l’on en file 24 toises on fait une lieuë par heure, & si 48 toises on fait deux lieuës par heure, &c.
- We still mark the fathoms made by a Vessel by the log which is a piece of wood about an anpan in length, shaped like the bottom of a boat, lined with lead under its bottom to serve as ballast, to which is attached a slim and fine line marked in fathoms, and which is used by throwing the log in the sea from the Poop deck or stern of the Vessel, and the line is let slip up until the log is out of the delay of the Vessel, after which one starts to count the leagues on the line which is being let slip for a half a minute, and if six fathoms slip the Vessel is doing a quarter of a league per hour, if 24 fathoms slip it’s doing one league per hour, and if 48 fathoms it’s doing two leagues per hour, &c.
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Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from English loch, from Scottish Gaelic loch.
Noun[edit]
loch m (plural lochs)
- loch
Further reading[edit]
- “loch”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish loch, from Proto-Celtic *loku, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (compare Latin lacus, Old English lagu).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /l̪ˠɔx/
- Homophone: luch (Connacht)
Noun[edit]
loch m (genitive singular locha, nominative plural lochanna)
- lake
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- lochán
Descendants[edit]
- → English: lough
Old Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /l͈ox/
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *loku, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus. Welsh llwch, Breton loc’h, and Cornish logh might be borrowed from Old Irish.[1]
Noun[edit]
loch n or m (genitive locho)
- lake
- inlet of the sea
Inflection[edit]
| Neuter u-stem | |||
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| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | lochN | lochL | lochL, locha |
| Vocative | lochN | lochL | loch |
| Accusative | lochN | lochL | loch |
| Genitive | lochoH, lochaH | lochoN, lochaN | lochN |
| Dative | lochL | lochaib | lochaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants[edit]
- Irish: loch
- → English: lough
- Manx: logh
- Scottish Gaelic: loch
- → Middle English: lough, loch, louche; luh
- English: loch
- Scots: loch
- → Middle English: lough, loch, louche; luh
Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
loch
- black, dark
Inflection[edit]
| o/ā-stem | |||
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| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | loch | loch | loch |
| Vocative | loich* loch** |
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| Accusative | loch | loich | |
| Genitive | loich | loiche | loich |
| Dative | loch | loich | loch |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | loich | locha | |
| Vocative | lochu locha† |
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| Accusative | lochu locha† |
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| Genitive | loch | ||
| Dative | lochaib | ||
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative |
Mutation[edit]
| Old Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| loch also lloch after a proclitic |
loch pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “Loku-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /lɔx/
- Rhymes: -ɔx
- Syllabification: loch
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from German Loch (“hole”), from Middle High German loch, from Old High German loh, from Proto-Germanic *luką (“lock; hole”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend; turn”).
Noun[edit]
loch m inan (diminutive loszek)
- dungeon (an underground prison or vault)
- (colloquial, regional) cellar (esp. a pantry in the cellar)
Declension[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
loch f pl
- genitive plural of locha
Further reading[edit]
- loch in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- loch in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French loch.
Noun[edit]
loch n (plural lochuri)
- loch
Declension[edit]
Scots[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic loch.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /lɔx/
Noun[edit]
loch (plural lochs)
- lake, loch, firth
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish loch, from Proto-Celtic *loku, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): [ɫ̪ɔx], /ɫ̪ɔx/
Noun[edit]
loch f (genitive singular locha, plural lochan)
- lake
- arm of the sea
- fjord
Derived terms[edit]
- lochan (diminutive)
- muc-locha
Descendants[edit]
- → Middle English: lough, loch, louche; luh
- English: loch
- Scots: loch
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Loch (/lɒx/) is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. … Sea-inlet lochs are often called sea lochs or sea loughs. Some such bodies of water could also be called firths, fjords, estuaries, straits or bays.
What is a lake called in Scotland?
Loch is a Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or fjord (cognate with the Irish Gaelic loch, which is anglicised as lough and with the older Welsh word for a lake, llwch) that has been borrowed by Scots and Scottish English to apply to such bodies of water, especially those in Scotland.
What is classed as a loch?
A loch is a large area of water in Scotland that is completely or almost completely surrounded by land.
Which is the only lake in Scotland to be actually called a lake?
The Lake of Menteith is often thought of as the only body of water in Scotland that is referred to as a lake.
What’s the difference between a loch and a river?
1. Rivers are flowing bodies of water, while lakes are still bodies of water. 2. Unlike lakes, rivers aren’t enclosed by land.
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What makes a lake a lake?
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although like the much larger oceans, they form part of Earth’s water cycle.
What is the difference between a Loch and a fjord?
Fjords are flooded glacial valleys, and usually have very steep sides. Often the fjord itself is deeper than the ocean beyond it’s mouth. Many have very inaccessible shorelines except at the extreme ends. Loch is used both for lake, and for a confined or protected sea inlet.
Why does Scotland only have one lake?
It is quite unusual to find a “lake” in Scotland because most bodies of water are called “lochs”. Until the 19th century it was known as the “Loch of Menteith”. … There are a number of small islands on the Lake of Menteith. The largest one is called Inchmahome (meaning Island of St Colmaig) with an ancient monastery.
Is a pond a loch?
Lochs have a surface area of 1 hectare or more, while ponds are up to 2 hectares in size. Thus the definition of pond overlaps with that of, for example, lochans or dystrophic water bodies.
What kind of water is a lake?
Lakes are bodies of freshwater entirely surrounded by land. There are lakes on every continent and in every ecosystem. A lake is a body of water that is surrounded by land.
Is there a loch in England?
Loch Morar is the deepest of the UK’s lakes and Loch Awe the longest. Murray and Pullar (1910) note that the mean depth of Loch Ness is 57.4% of the maximum depth – higher than in any other large deep loch in Scotland. The deepest lake in England is Wast Water which descends to 76 metres (249 ft).
Which loch is the deepest?
Loch Morar is the deepest loch – at 310m. Loch Ness is the largest loch by volume – it contains more water (7,452 million cubic metres) than all English and Welsh lakes together.
What is the difference between a loch and a Firth?
As nouns the difference between firth and loch
is that firth is an arm of the sea; a while loch is (scotland) a lake or loch can be (looch).
Is Loch Lomond a sea loch?
As Loch Lomond is a freshwater loch and not a saltwater loch, it is not tidal. This means that there are many activities that can safely take place on or in it; from open water swimming to canoeing and boating, there is something for everyone.
What is a firth in Scotland?
Firth is a word in the English and Scots languages used to denote various coastal waters in the United Kingdom, predominantly within Scotland. … It is linguistically cognate to fjord (both from Proto-Germanic *ferþuz) which has a more constrained sense in English.
Can you swim in the Loch Ness?
Avoid Swimming in Loch Ness
Even on the hottest Summer’s day, it is still very cold in Loch Ness. This is due to the depth of the loch — the surface might warm slightly, but it is a lot colder below, and this can put you at risk of cold water shock, or hypothermia.
What is the cleanest lake in the world?
The clearest lake in the world – in pictures
- The world’s clearest lake is the Blue Lake – located in the top part of New Zealand’s South Island. …
- Scientifically verified reports show visibility of up to 76 metres – compared with distilled water visibility of 70-80 metres.
Where is the biggest lake in the world?
Lake Baikal in Russia is the largest lake on Earth when measured by volume. Plunging over 1,632 meters deep, it is both the deepest and the oldest lake in the world, with many arguing that it should be deemed a sea.
Why is Loch Ness so cold?
The loch is known for not freezing during the cold Scottish winter. Which is due to the depth of the water. When the very top of the loch reaches freezing point, the water sinks and is replaced by the warmer water below. It’s also very dark and very hard to see when submerged.
Is a lake bigger than a pond?
In general, lakes tend to be larger and/or deeper than ponds, but numerous examples exist of “ponds” that are larger and deeper than “lakes.” For example, Echo “Lake” in Conway is 14 acres in surface area with a maximum depth of 11 feet, while Island “Pond” in Derry is nearly 500 acres and 80 feet deep.
Are all lakes man made?
Based on the NLA 2012, of the total 111,119 lakes assessed, approximately 52% (58,700) were natural and 48% (53,119) were manmade. The NLA found that natural lakes are distributed fairly evenly in size from small to large while most manmade reservoirs are relatively small.
Is the Black Sea a lake?
During the last of the great glaciations, the Black Sea became a large freshwater lake. The present connection to the Mediterranean Sea—and to salt water—is believed to have emerged some 6,500 to 7,500 years ago.
- loch
- lɔk сущ.;
шотланд.
1) озеро Syn : lake
2) узкий морской залив
(шотландское) озеро (шотландское) узкий морской залив (тж. sea *) > L. Ness monster Лохнесское чудовище (доисторическое животное, предположительно обитающее в озере Лох Несс)
loch шотл. озеро ~ шотл. узкий морской залив
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь.
2001.
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Loch — (et) … Kölsch Dialekt Lexikon
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Loch — (althd. für ‚Öffnung‘) bezeichnet: allgemein in einem Material einen offenen Hohlraum in der Geographie Vertiefungen oder Einbrüche, siehe Senke (Geographie) im Schottischen ein See oder Fjord, siehe Liste schottischer Lochs in der Archäologie… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Loch Bà — von der A82 fotografiert Geographische Lage Rannoch Moor, Highland, Schottland Zuflüsse River Bá, Loch … Deutsch Wikipedia
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loch — LOCH, lochuri, s.n. Instrument cu care se măsoară distanţa parcursă de o navă şi viteza de deplasare a acesteia. [pr.: loc] – Din fr. loch. Trimis de LauraGellner, 25.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 loch s. n. [pron. fr. loc], pl. lóchuri … Dicționar Român
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Loch — Loch: Mhd. loch, ahd. loh »Verschluss; Versteck; Höhle, Loch; Gefängnis«, got. usluk »Öffnung«, engl. lock »Verschluss, Schloss, Sperre«, schwed. lock »Verschluss, Deckel« gehören zu einem im Dt. untergegangenen gemeingerm. Verb mit der Bedeutung … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
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Loch — Sn std. (8. Jh.), mhd. loch, ahd. loh Loch, Öffnung, Höhle Stammwort. Aus g. * luka n. Schluß, Verschluß , auch in afr. lok Schloß , ae. loc Verschluß , anord. lok Ende, Schluß , gt. uslūk Eröffnung . Abstraktum zu g. * lūk a Vst. verschließen in … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
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loch — (n.) late 14c., from Gael. loch lake, narrow arm of the sea, cognate with O.Ir. loch body of water, lake, Bret. lagen, Anglo Ir. lough, L. lacus (see LAKE (Cf. lake) (1)). The Loch Ness monster is first attested 1933 … Etymology dictionary
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Loch — (l[o^]k), n. [Gael. & Olr. loch. See {Lake} of water.] A lake; a bay or arm of the sea. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Loch — [lɔk] der; [s], s <aus gleichbed. schott. loch, dies aus altir. loch (verwandt mit lat. lacus »See«)> Binnensee, ↑Fjord in Schottland … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
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Loch — (l[o^]k), n. [F. looch, Ar. la [=u]g, an electuary, or any medicine which may be licked or sucked, fr. la [=u]q to lick.] (Med.) A kind of medicine to be taken by licking with the tongue; a lambative; a lincture. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Loch [2] — Loch (spr. Loch), 1) in Schottland so v.w. Landsee od. Meerbusen, die bedentendsten L. Lagan (spr Läggan, 11/2 Meile lang, 1/4 Meile breit), L. Lochy (41/2Meile lang, 1/2 breit), L. Nees (6 Meilen lang, 1/2 breit, nie zufrierend, auf der Ostseite … Pierer’s Universal-Lexikon
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Loch (/l?x/) is the Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Scots word for a lake or for a sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh words for lake, llwch.
Click to read further detail. In respect to this, is there a difference between a loch and a lake?
Both these words are from different languages usually used for same meaning. Loch is the Irish-Scottish Gaelic and Scots word used for a lake and for a sea inlet also. Some times, lochs are also called as firths, estuaries, straits or bays etc. Sea-inlet lochs are often called sea-lochs or sea loughs.
Beside above, are Scottish lochs salt water? Basically, yes — except when it is a fjord. Scotland has over 31,000 freshwater lochs in Scotland, though only around 350 of any substantial size. The country is also fringed with sea lochs, or fjords.
Simply so, what is the most famous loch in Scotland?
Loch Ness
How many lochs are there in Scotland?
It has been estimated that there are at least 31,460 freshwater lochs (including lochans) in Scotland, and more than 7,500 in the Western Isles alone.
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: a bay or arm of the sea especially when nearly landlocked
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Example Sentences
in his biography of Samuel Johnson, James Boswell tells of being conducted by a Scottish boatman “across one of the lochs, as they call them, or arms of the sea”
Recent Examples on the Web
The book emboldened Wortley to spend June 2019 walking across the granite crags of the Scottish Highlands in a cotton dress and hobnail boots, shedding her clothing to swim naked in an icy Scottish loch like the adventurer had done.
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Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2023
Growing up so poor that he’s never left the city, Mungo is nervously excited about seeing a forest, a loch, a fish!
—Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2022
But some scientists doubt that an ancient dinosaur could have survived in the loch‘s dark and frigid water, as it was formed only 10,000 years ago during the Ice Age.
—Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2022
With its very own loch, the surrounding area is rich with hunting and fishing activities.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022
This small loch in the heart of the Cairngorms in the Scottish Highlands comes into its own in late summer, when the flies die down and the crowds head home.
—Joe Minihane, CNN, 29 Oct. 2021
Tourists have long flocked to Drumnadrochit and other towns along the loch for a glimpse of whatever might be lurking in the water.
—James Hookway, WSJ, 30 July 2021
Clay pigeon shooting, archery and falconry are available on the estate with trout fishing accessible on the loch.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 31 May 2021
Mysterious little asides appear between each chapter, in which the woodland creatures around the loch give silent and often creepy watch over the humans’ goings-on.
—Erin Berger, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2021
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English (Scots) louch, from Scottish Gaelic loch; akin to Latin lacus lake — more at lake
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of loch was
in the 15th century
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“Loch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loch. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
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A loch is a Scottish name for a large area of water that that can be narrowly or partially landlocked. The word Loch originates from an Insular Celtic group of languages that originated in Britain and Ireland. Outside Scotland, a loch is a body of water that can be either a lake or sea inlet. Other terms similar to loch outside Scotland are firth, fjord, or bay. Sea inlet lochs are mostly called sea locks. Lochs are used as a water reservoirs for hydropower generation. The free waterfalls in some Lochs have been utilized, while others have been redesigned for higher power generation. Examples of these lochs include the Loch Sloy scheme, Loch Raven Dam Rehabilitation, and Storr Lochs. The principal ports and harbors in Scotland are all situated in sea lochs, and include ports from Glasgow up to Kinlochbervie. The ferries in these lochs act as the primary means of transportation for both goods and people. Fishing is the primary economic activity in lochs, and is mostly carried out by small inshore boats. Creels are used to catch lobsters, velvet craps, brown crabs, and squat lobsters, while massive dredges are used to catch king scallops, which are then collected by divers. Sea lochs are also crucial nursery grounds for many fish species, including herring, cod, saithe, and plaice. It is for this reason that many sea lochs are closed to trawls and dredges for certain parts of the year. Sea Lochs act as home to unique sea plants and animals, some of which exist only in sea lochs. Scottish sea lochs are home to more than 1,700 species of marine invertebrates and seaweeds. The seaweeds are harvested and used as fertilizers and soil conditioner. Different industries like food, brewing, and pharmaceuticals also use seaweeds as raw materials for their products. Since most of the Scotland lochs are located in remote areas, the majority are protected from industrial and commercial development, and the associated degradation such as pollution, destruction of habitat, sewage pollution, and intensive irrigation. However, other dangers to sea lochs include the following: the continued use of pesticides to control infestations of sea lice and antibiotics to control fish diseases, but are harmful to other marine life; the construction of bridges and partial infilling of loch sides to support new roads leads to the destruction of aquatic habitat; sewage and other effluents from settlements near lochs have polluted the water; and the accumulation of pollutants in sea lochs that are semi-enclosed is harmful to aquatic animals and plants. A famous example of the lochs in Scotland is Loch Ness, which is a deep and vast freshwater loch situated in the Scottish Highlands. Located southwest of Inverness, Loch Ness is the second largest Scottish loch (Loch Lomond is the largest), and has a surface area of approximately 21.8 square miles. Loch Lomond, a freshwater loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault, is the second most famous loch in Scotland. Loch Fyne is the longest loch, extending 40 miles from the Sound of Bute Sea Loch in Scotland. Similarly, Loch Awe is a large freshwater loch, and is named after the village on its banks, which is known as Loch Awe or Lochawe. Other sea lochs exist throughout the world, but they are mostly referred to as sea loughs. These include more than 12,000 loughs in Ireland. Well known loughs in Ireland include Lough Neagh, Lough Corrib, and Lough Derg. 
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