Bruthach na Craoibhe
hill or mountain · Highland · 823m
GaelicSurmised
Probable3 sources · historical forms · name elements
This Gaelic name means 'the slope of the tree'. It refers to a hillside where a prominent tree or trees are located.
Word origins
- Bruthach
- GaelicAttestedslope(from bruthach "slope, incline")
- na
- Gaelicof the(from na "of the")
- Craoibhe
- Gaelictree(from craobh "tree")
Historical forms
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