port

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port m (genitive singular puirt, plural puirt or portan)

puirt (genitive singular)
puirt (plural)
portan (plural)


loch

loch f (genitive singular locha, plural lochan)

locha (genitive singular)
lochan (plural)

desctree

→ Middle English: lough, loch, louche, luh
English: lough, loch
Scots: loch

From Old Irish loch, from Proto-Celtic *loku, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus.


allt

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allt m (genitive singular uillt, plural uillt)

uillt (genitive singular)
uillt (plural)

From Middle Irish alt, from Old Irish alt (“shore, cliff”), from Proto-Celtic *altos (“cliff”).
Cognates in the Celtic languages include Irish alt (“height, glenside, cliff”), Cornish als (“cliff”), and Breton aot (“shore”). MacBain suggests the Scottish Gaelic form and meaning has a Pictish origin.

Tha an t-allt a' ruith.


muir

muir m or f (genitive singular mara, plural marannan)

mara (genitive singular)
marannan (plural)
muir (indefinite nominative singular)
marannan (indefinite nominative plural)
mara (genitive indefinite singular)
mharannan (genitive indefinite plural)
muir (dative indefinite singular)
marannan (dative indefinite plural)
muiribh (dative indefinite plural)
(a') mhuir (definite nominative singular)
marannan (definite nominative plural)
na marannan (definite nominative plural)
mara (definite genitive singular)
na mara (definite genitive singular)
marannan (definite genitive plural)
nam marannan (definite genitive plural)
(a') mhuir (dative definite singular)
marannan (dative definite plural)
na marannan (dative definite plural)
muiribh (dative definite plural)
mhuir (definite singular vocative)
mhara (definite plural vocative)
mharannan (definite plural vocative)
muir
mhuir

PIE word
 *móri
From Old Irish muir, from Proto-Celtic *mori (compare Welsh môr), from Proto-Indo-European *móri (compare Latin mare, English mere, German Meer, Dutch meer).

bu dual do dh'isean an ròin a dhol chun na mara

Lean mi thar na mara thu.

air muir 's air tìr


caol

caol m (genitive singular caoil, plural caoiltean)

caoil (genitive singular)
caoiltean (plural)
caol
chaol

→ English: kyle

From Middle Irish cáel, from Old Irish coíl, from Proto-Celtic *koilos (“thin”) (compare Cornish and Welsh cul).


cala

cala m (genitive singular cala, plural calaidhean)

cala (genitive singular)
calaidhean (plural)
cala
chala

From Old Irish calad (“shore, port, landing-place; land (as opposed to sea)”), from Late Latin calatum.


lochan

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lochan m (genitive singular lochain, plural lochanan)

lochain (genitive singular)
lochanan (plural)

loch (“lake”) + -an; compare Irish lochán

Thuit mo mhac anns an lochan.


cuan

cuan m (genitive singular cuain, plural cuantan or cuaintean or cuanta)

cuain (genitive singular)
cuantan (plural)
cuaintean (plural)
cuanta (plural)

From Middle Irish cúan (“bay, gulf, harbor”), from Proto-Celtic *kawnos, from Proto-Indo-European *kapnós, from *keh₂p- (“to grasp”).


abhainn

abhainn f (genitive singular aibhne, plural aibhnichean)

aibhne (genitive singular)
aibhnichean (plural)
abhainn
n-abhainn

From Old Irish aub, from Proto-Celtic *abū (compare Welsh afon), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“water”). The form abhainn was originally the dative singular of abha, but is now widely used as the nominative/accusative as well.


Muir Mheadhanach

A' Mhuir Mheadhanach (canonical feminine)


Cuan Sèimh

An Cuan Sèimh m (genitive a' Chuain Shèimh)

An Cuan Sèimh (canonical masculine)
a' Chuain Shèimh (genitive)


Muir a Tuath

North Sea (A marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain (in the west), Scandinavia (in the east) and Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and France (in the south))


cuan mòr

cuan mòr m (genitive singular cuain-mhòir, plural cuainean-mòra)

cuain-mhòir (genitive singular)
cuainean-mòra (plural)


canàl

canàl m (genitive singular canàil, plural canàlan)

canàil (genitive singular)
canàlan (plural)


sruth

sruth m (genitive singular sruith or srutha, plural sruthan)

sruith (genitive singular)
srutha (genitive singular)
sruthan (plural)
sruth (indefinite nominative singular)
sruthan (indefinite nominative plural)
sruith (genitive indefinite singular)
shruthan (genitive indefinite plural)
sruth (dative indefinite singular)
sruthan (dative indefinite plural)
sruthaibh (dative indefinite plural)
sruth (definite nominative singular)
an sruth (definite nominative singular)
sruthan (definite nominative plural)
na sruthan (definite nominative plural)
t-sruith (definite genitive singular)
an t-sruith (definite genitive singular)
sruthan (definite genitive plural)
nan sruthan (definite genitive plural)
t-sruth (dative definite singular)
an t-sruth (dative definite singular)
sruthan (dative definite plural)
na sruthan (dative definite plural)
sruthaibh (dative definite plural)
shruith (definite singular vocative)
shruthan (definite plural vocative)
sruth (indefinite nominative singular)
sruthan (indefinite nominative plural)
srutha (genitive indefinite singular)
shruthan (genitive indefinite plural)
srutha (dative indefinite singular)
sruthan (dative indefinite plural)
sruth (definite nominative singular)
an sruth (definite nominative singular)
sruthan (definite nominative plural)
na sruthan (definite nominative plural)
t-srutha (definite genitive singular)
an t-srutha (definite genitive singular)
sruthan (definite genitive plural)
nan sruthan (definite genitive plural)
t-srutha (dative definite singular)
an t-srutha (dative definite singular)
sruthan (dative definite plural)
na sruthan (dative definite plural)
shruth (definite singular vocative)
shruthan (definite plural vocative)

From Old Irish sruth (“stream, river, current”), from Proto-Celtic *srutom, from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“flow, stream”). Cognate with Welsh ffrwd and maybe the Gaulish hydronym Phroudis.


sruth

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sruth (past sruth, future sruthaidh, verbal noun sruthadh, past participle sruthte)

sruth (past)
sruthaidh (future)
sruthadh (noun-from-verb)
sruthte (participle past)
shruth mi (first-person independent past singular)
shruth thu (independent past second-person singular)
shruth e (independent past singular)
i (independent past singular)
shruth sinn (first-person independent past plural)
shruth sibh (independent past plural second-person)
shruth iad (independent past plural third-person)
shruthadh (impersonal independent past)
sruthaidh mi (first-person future independent singular)
sruthaidh tu (future independent second-person singular)
sruthaidh e (future independent singular)
i (future independent singular)
sruthaidh sinn (first-person future independent plural)
sruthaidh sibh (future independent plural second-person)
sruthaidh iad (future independent plural third-person)
srutharsruthtar (future impersonal independent)
shruthainn (conditional first-person independent singular)
shruthadh tu (conditional independent second-person singular)
shruthadh e (conditional independent singular)
i (conditional independent singular)
shruthamaidshruthadh sinn (conditional first-person independent plural)
shruthadh sibh (conditional independent plural second-person)
shruthadh iad (conditional independent plural third-person)
cha do shruth mi (first-person negative past singular)
cha do shruth thu (negative past second-person singular)
cha do shruth e (negative past singular)
i (negative past singular)
cha do shruth sinn (first-person negative past plural)
cha do shruth sibh (negative past plural second-person)
cha do shruth iad (negative past plural third-person)
cha do shruthadh (impersonal negative past)
cha shruth mi (first-person future negative singular)
cha shruth thu (future negative second-person singular)
cha shruth e (future negative singular)
i (future negative singular)
cha shruth sinn (first-person future negative plural)
cha shruth sibh (future negative plural second-person)
cha shruth iad (future negative plural third-person)
cha shrutharcha shruthtar (future impersonal negative)
cha shruthainn (conditional first-person negative singular)
cha shruthadh tu (conditional negative second-person singular)
cha shruthadh e (conditional negative singular)
i (conditional negative singular)
cha shruthamaidcha shruthadh sinn (conditional first-person negative plural)
cha shruthadh sibh (conditional negative plural second-person)
cha shruthadh iad (conditional negative plural third-person)
an do shruth mi? (first-person past singular)
an do shruth thu? (past second-person singular)
an do shruth e (past singular)
i? (past singular)
an do shruth sinn? (first-person past plural)
an do shruth sibh? (past plural second-person)
an do shruth iad? (past plural third-person)
an do shruthadh? (impersonal past)
an sruth mi? (first-person future singular)
an sruth thu? (future second-person singular)
an sruth e (future singular)
i? (future singular)
an sruth sinn? (first-person future plural)
an sruth sibh? (future plural second-person)
an sruth iad? (future plural third-person)
an sruthar?an sruthtar? (future impersonal)
an sruthainn? (conditional first-person singular)
an sruthadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
an sruthadh e (conditional singular)
i? (conditional singular)
an sruthamaid?an sruthadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
an sruthadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
an sruthadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
nach do shruth mi? (first-person past singular)
nach do shruth thu? (past second-person singular)
nach do shruth e (past singular)
nach do shruth sinn? (first-person past plural)
nach do shruth sibh? (past plural second-person)
nach do shruth iad? (past plural third-person)
nach do shruthadh? (impersonal past)
nach sruth mi? (first-person future singular)
nach sruth thu? (future second-person singular)
nach sruth e (future singular)
nach sruth sinn? (first-person future plural)
nach sruth sibh? (future plural second-person)
nach sruth iad? (future plural third-person)
nach sruthar?nach sruthtar? (future impersonal)
nach sruthainn? (conditional first-person singular)
nach sruthadh tu? (conditional second-person singular)
nach sruthadh e (conditional singular)
nach sruthamaid?nach sruthadh sinn? (conditional first-person plural)
nach sruthadh sibh? (conditional plural second-person)
nach sruthadh iad? (conditional plural third-person)
shruthas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
ma shruthas mi (affirmative first-person singular)
shruthas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
ma shruthas thu (affirmative second-person singular)
shruthas e (affirmative singular)
ma shruthas e (affirmative singular)
i (affirmative singular)
shruthas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
ma shruthas sinn (affirmative first-person plural)
shruthas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
ma shruthas sibh (affirmative plural second-person)
shruthas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
ma shruthas iad (affirmative plural third-person)
shruthar (affirmative impersonal)
ma shruthar (affirmative impersonal)
sruth mi (first-person negative singular)
mur sruth mi (first-person negative singular)
sruth thu (negative second-person singular)
mur sruth thu (negative second-person singular)
sruth e (negative singular)
mur sruth e (negative singular)
i (negative singular)
sruth sinn (first-person negative plural)
mur sruth sinn (first-person negative plural)
sruth sibh (negative plural second-person)
mur sruth sibh (negative plural second-person)
sruth iad (negative plural third-person)
mur sruth iad (negative plural third-person)
sruthar sruthtar (impersonal negative)
srutharmur sruthtar (impersonal negative)
murr sruthtar (impersonal negative)
murrmur sruthtar (impersonal negative)
srutham (first-person imperative singular)
sruth (imperative second-person singular)
sruthadh e (imperative singular)
i (imperative singular)
sruthamaid (first-person imperative plural)
sruthaibh (imperative plural second-person)
sruthadh iad (imperative plural third-person)
srutharsruthtar (imperative impersonal)
sruth (stem)
sruthadh (noun-from-verb)
sruthte (participle past)
sruth
shruth
after "an"
t-sruth


Cuan a Tuath

An Cuan a Tuath m (genitive a' Chuain a Tuath)

An Cuan a Tuath (canonical masculine)
a' Chuain a Tuath (genitive)


Cuan Innseanach

An Cuan Innseanach m (genitive a' Chuain Innseanach)

An Cuan Innseanach (canonical masculine)
a' Chuain Innseanach (genitive)


Cuan Siar

An Cuan Siar m (genitive a' Chuain Shiar)

An Cuan Siar (canonical masculine)
a' Chuain Shiar (genitive)

/ə ˌŋ̊ɡ̥uən ˈʃiəɾ/


fo-abhainn

fo-abhainn f (genitive singular fo-aibhne, plural fo-aibhnichean)

fo-aibhne (genitive singular)
fo-aibhnichean (plural)
fo-abhainn
fho-abhainn

From fo- (“subsidiary”) + abhainn (“river”).


acarsaid

acarsaid f (genitive singular acarsaide, plural acarsaidean)

acarsaide (genitive singular)
acarsaidean (plural)
acarsaid
n-acarsaid

From Middle Irish accarsóit (“anchorage”), borrowed from Old Norse [Term?].

(nautical) port, harbour, haven; anchorage, mooring


sruth-chlais

sruth-chlais f (genitive singular sruth-chlaise, plural sruth-chlaisean)

sruth-chlaise (genitive singular)
sruth-chlaisean (plural)


bàgh

bàgh f (genitive singular bàigh, plural bàigh or bàghan)

bàigh (genitive singular)
bàigh (plural)
bàghan (plural)
bàgh
bhàgh

Most likely from Old Norse vágr (“inlet, bay”)

Seo Bàgh a' Chaisteil.


Gleann Comhann

/ˌɡ̥lɛun̪ˠə ˈkʰɔ̃hən̪ˠ/

Glen Coe (a valley in Highland council area, Scotland)