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Loch an Leinibh

lake or loch · Argyll and Bute

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a loch that is likely named after a 'narrow place' or 'narrowness'. The 'an' is the definite article 'the', and 'leinibh' is a genitive form related to narrowness.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
an
Gaelicthe(from an "the (masculine singular genitive)")
Leinibh
Gaelicnarrowness(from leathan "broad", caol "narrow")