Focal an Lae #93
The Word of the Day in Irish

Word: loch (LOKH) [lox]

Meaning: loch = lake; fjord; lough

Usage:

History: Old Irish “loch” comes from Indo-European *laku- (lake, pool). Welsh “llwch” appears to be a borrowing from Irish. The English cognate “lake” comes via Latin “lacus”.

Scottish Gaelic: loch

2008-06-19 CPD