Loch a' Mhaoil Dhìsnich
lake or loch · Highland
GaelicAI-generated
This loch is named after a 'pointed hill' or 'peak'. 'Mhaoil' is a lenited form of 'maol', meaning 'bare', 'bald', or 'pointed', and 'Dhìsnich' is likely a personal name or a descriptive term.
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
- a'
- Gaelicof the(from a' "of the")
- Mhaoil
- Gaelicbare/pointed(from maol "bare/pointed")
- Dhìsnich
- Gaelicunknown