Loch

Loch (/ˈlɒx/), is the Irish and Scottish Gaelic word for a lake and a sea inlet. It is cognate with the Manx lough, Cornish logh, and the Welsh word for lake, llwch.

In English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling lough is commonly found in place names, pronounced the same way as loch. In Scottish English, 'loch' is always used.

Some lochs could also be called firths, fjords, estuaries, straits or bays. Sea-inlet lochs are often called sea lochs or sea loughs

Background

This name for a body of water is Insular Celtic in origin and is applied to most lakes in Scotland and to many sea inlets in the west and north of Scotland. The word is Indo-European in origin; cf. Latin lacus.

Lowland Scots orthography, like Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Irish, represents /x/ with ch, so the word was borrowed with identical spelling.

English borrowed the word separately from a number of loughs in the previous Cumbric language areas of Northumbria and Cumbria. Earlier forms of English included the sound /x/ as ch (compare Scots bricht with English bright). However, by the time Scotland and England joined under a single parliament, English had lost the /x/ sound. This form was therefore used when the English settled Ireland. The Scots convention of using CH remained, hence the modern Scottish English loch.

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Thunder acquire Lough on loan to bolster defense

The Post-Star 02 Nov 2018

On Thursday, the Thunder welcomed back a familiar face, receiving defenseman Kevin Lough on loan from the AHL's Chicago Wolves. Lough, 26, played for the Thunder in each of the team's first three seasons before moving to Chicago last December ... The Thunder visit Worcester at 7.05 p.m. Friday in an ECHL North Division matchup ... ....

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Watch: The luxury £1m Northern Ireland home with views of Belfast Lough

Belfast Telegraph 25 Oct 2018

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Watch: Video tour of luxury million pound home with views of Belfast Lough

Belfast Telegraph 25 Oct 2018

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Review of luxury nature and spa resort Finn Lough in Northen Ireland

The Daily Mail 14 Oct 2018

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Lough views from Westmeath village

Irish Independent 12 Oct 2018

0 Comments Lough views from Westmeath village ... Clog na Léinn, a new development of three and four-bed detached homes in the north Westmeath village of Collinstown, overlooks Lough Lene, one of the country's most unspoilt lakes. https.//www.independent.ie/life/home-garden/new-homes/lough-views-from-westmeath-village-37405060.html....

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The Star 08 Oct 2018

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The White House by the shores of Lough Arrow

Irish Independent 06 Oct 2018

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Cracks show in Macron's mettle as old ally Collomb becomes third minister to quit

The Star 03 Oct 2018

PARIS (Reuters) - France's Emmanuel Macron faced mounting questions about the durability of his government on Wednesday after the resignation of a third minister in five weeks, testing the political newcomer's ability to hold an administration together ... ....

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France seizes Iranian assets in response to foiled bomb plot

The Star 02 Oct 2018

PARIS (Reuters) - France seized assets belonging to Iran's intelligence services and two Iranian nationals in response to a June plot to attack an exiled Iranian opposition group's rally outside Paris, the government said on Tuesday ... ....

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NI Water Features on UTV Series Lough Neagh

Public Technologies 01 Oct 2018

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Lough Ree RNLI assists two fishermen in difficulty

Public Technologies 01 Oct 2018

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McIlroy thrives in Poulter pairing after dismal morning

The Star 28 Sep 2018

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Killing them softly - Macron's EU election man challenges Brussels political order

The Star 27 Sep 2018

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