Loch nam Breac Dearga
lake or loch · Highland
GaelicAI-generated
This name refers to a loch containing many fish, possibly with a red hue. 'Breac' means 'speckled' or 'spotted' (trout), and 'Dearga' is the genitive form of 'dearg' meaning 'red'.
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
- nam
- Gaelicof the(from an "the")
- Breac
- Gaelicspeckled, spotted (trout)(from breac "speckled, spotted")
- Dearga
- Gaelicred (genitive)(from dearg "red")