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Loch na Lice Bàine Bige

lake or loch · Na h-Eileanan an Iar

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a small white loch associated with a slope or hillside. 'Lice' is likely a variant of 'leathad' (slope), 'Bàine' means white, and 'Bige' means small.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
na
Gaelicof the(from an "the (genitive singular feminine)")
Lice
Gaelicslope, hillside(from leathad "slope")
Bàine
Gaelicwhite(from bàn "white")
Bige
Gaelicsmall(from beag "small")