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Loch nan Cnàmh

lake or loch · Na h-Eileanan an Iar

GaelicAI-generated

This name refers to a loch of bones. 'Loch' means a lake or sea inlet, 'nan' is the genitive plural of the definite article 'the', and 'cnàmh' means 'bones'.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake, sea inlet(from loch "lake, sea inlet")
nan
Gaelicof the(from an "the (genitive plural)")
cnàmh
Gaelicbones(from cnamh "bone")