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Uisgneabhal Mor [Uisgnaval Mor]

hill or mountain · Na h-Eileanan Siar [Western Isles] · 730m

MarilynGraham
GaelicAI-generated

Uisgneabhal Mor means 'the great Uisgneabhal'. The first part, 'uisge', means water or sea, and 'abhal' is a common suffix for mountains, possibly of Norse origin.

Word origins

Uisge
Gaelicwater, sea
abhal
Gaelicmountain(from *apall "mountain")
Mor
Gaelicgreat