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Loch a' Chaorainn Mòr

lake or loch · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a large loch associated with rowan trees. 'Mòr' means large in Gaelic, and 'chaorainn' is the genitive singular form of 'caorunn', meaning rowan tree.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
a' Chaorainn
Gaelicof the rowan tree(from a' "of the", caorunn "rowan tree")
Mòr
Gaeliclarge(from mòr "large")