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Loch na Mucnaich

lake or loch · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a loch associated with pigs. It is derived from the Gaelic word 'muc' meaning pig, with the genitive plural form 'mucnaich' indicating 'of the pigs'.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
na
Gaelicof the(from na "of the")
Mucnaich
Gaelicof the pigs(from muc "pig", muc "pig")