Loch Sgeir a' Chadha
lake or loch · Highland
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This loch name is likely Gaelic. 'Loch' means lake, and 'Sgeir a' Chadha' translates to 'Rock of the Pass'. 'Sgeir' means rock or skerry, and 'a' Chadha' means of the pass or gap.
Word origins
- Loch
- Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
- Sgeir
- GaelicAttestedrock, skerry(from sgeir "rock, skerry")
- a' Chadha
- Gaelicof the pass(from an cadha "the pass")
Historical forms
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