"loch" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See loch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɫ̪ɔx], /ɫ̪ɔx/ Forms: locha [genitive, singular], lochan [plural]
Etymology: From Old Irish loch, from Proto-Celtic *loku, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus. Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|loch}} Old Irish loch, {{inh|gd|cel-pro|*loku}} Proto-Celtic *loku, {{inh|gd|ine-pro|*lókus}} Proto-Indo-European *lókus Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|locha|||||||plural|lochan||||||{{{pl4}}}|||cat2=|f10accel-form=genpl|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=p|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} loch f (genitive singular locha, plural lochan), {{gd-noun|g=f|gen=locha|pl=lochan}} loch f (genitive singular locha, plural lochan)
  1. lake, loch Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-loch-gd-noun-nJAwjnXQ Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header, Bodies of water, Landforms Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of Landforms: 37 30 33
  2. arm of the sea Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-loch-gd-noun-O9giO4AY Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header, Bodies of water, Landforms Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of Landforms: 37 30 33
  3. fjord Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-loch-gd-noun-NFT4CI08 Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header, Bodies of water, Landforms Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of Landforms: 37 30 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lochan [diminutive], muc-locha

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ],
      "word": "lochan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "muc-locha"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "lough",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle English: lough, loch, louche, luh\nEnglish: lough, loch\nScots: loch",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle English: lough, loch, louche, luh\nEnglish: lough, loch\nScots: loch"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "loch"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish loch",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*loku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *loku",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*lókus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *lókus",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish loch, from Proto-Celtic *loku, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "locha",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lochan",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "10": "locha",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "plural",
        "18": "lochan",
        "19": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "{{{pl4}}}",
        "25": "",
        "26": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "genitive singular",
        "cat2": "",
        "f10accel-form": "genpl",
        "f1accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f2accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f3accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f4accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f5accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f6accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f7accel-form": "p",
        "f8accel-form": "p",
        "f9accel-form": "p",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "loch f (genitive singular locha, plural lochan)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "gen": "locha",
        "pl": "lochan"
      },
      "expansion": "loch f (genitive singular locha, plural lochan)",
      "name": "gd-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 29 38",
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          "langcode": "gd",
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          "orig": "gd:Bodies of water",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 30 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "gd",
          "name": "Landforms",
          "orig": "gd:Landforms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lake, loch"
      ],
      "id": "en-loch-gd-noun-nJAwjnXQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "lake",
          "lake"
        ],
        [
          "loch",
          "loch#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 29 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "gd",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 30 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "gd",
          "name": "Landforms",
          "orig": "gd:Landforms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "arm of the sea"
      ],
      "id": "en-loch-gd-noun-O9giO4AY",
      "links": [
        [
          "arm",
          "arm"
        ],
        [
          "sea",
          "sea"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 29 38",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 30 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "gd",
          "name": "Landforms",
          "orig": "gd:Landforms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fjord"
      ],
      "id": "en-loch-gd-noun-NFT4CI08",
      "links": [
        [
          "fjord",
          "fjord"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɫ̪ɔx]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɫ̪ɔx/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "loch"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns",
    "Scottish Gaelic lemmas",
    "Scottish Gaelic nouns",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "gd-noun 2",
    "gd:Bodies of water",
    "gd:Landforms"
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ],
      "word": "lochan"
    },
    {
      "word": "muc-locha"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "lough",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle English: lough, loch, louche, luh\nEnglish: lough, loch\nScots: loch"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "loch"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*loku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *loku",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*lókus"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *lókus",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish loch, from Proto-Celtic *loku, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "locha",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lochan",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "10": "locha",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "plural",
        "18": "lochan",
        "19": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "{{{pl4}}}",
        "25": "",
        "26": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "genitive singular",
        "cat2": "",
        "f10accel-form": "genpl",
        "f1accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f2accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f3accel-form": "dat|s",
        "f4accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f5accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f6accel-form": "gen|s",
        "f7accel-form": "p",
        "f8accel-form": "p",
        "f9accel-form": "p",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "gen": "locha",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "gd",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lake, loch"
      ],
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        [
          "lake",
          "lake"
        ],
        [
          "loch",
          "loch#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "arm of the sea"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arm",
          "arm"
        ],
        [
          "sea",
          "sea"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fjord"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fjord",
          "fjord"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɫ̪ɔx]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɫ̪ɔx/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "loch"
}

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