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Loch Sganasdail

lake or loch · Na h-Eileanan an Iar

GaelicAI-generated

The name Loch Sganasdail is of Gaelic origin. 'Loch' means lake, and 'Sganasdail' likely derives from 'sgana' meaning 'to spread out' or 'scatter', possibly describing the loch's shape or how water spreads from it, with '-sdail' being a common locative suffix.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
Sganasdail
Gaelicspreading or scattering place(from sgana "to spread out, scatter", -sdail "locative suffix")