eg loch lomond carlingford loch
2006-10-25 02:00:38 · 11 answers · asked by colin b 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Lough is the Irish version of Loch. Carlingford Lough, Lough Neigh, etc. Loch Ness is the premier Scottish loch whilst Lough Neigh is the Irish premier. Both mean 'lake' in either branch of the Gaelic language. I would suggest that the reason why it is either before or after a name, is simply that when it is before, it refers to the named owner (or past owner) as in 'Lake of Lomond', whilst when behind it is the 'Lake at Carlingford' - the lake near the town/etc of Carlingford..........
2006-10-25 02:05:16 · answer #1 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Loch Lomond is called such because it is a loch (or lake if you aren't Scottish)
Any place with the word Loch in it means that there is a large expanse of water there.
Most places where there are lochs have there names as two words however Lochwinnoch has two lochs (Loch Winnie and Castle Semple Loch)
Basically saying Loch Lomond in Scotland is just the same as saying Lake Windemere in England
2006-10-25 02:23:27 · answer #2 · answered by sweetcandytoffee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am Scots and most of the answers are correct more or less - it does mean Lake. However I must disagree with the person who thinks saying Loch Lomond in Scottish is like saying Lake Windermere in English. There is no such place as "Lake Windermere!" That particular body of water in Cumbria is correctly named Windermere with no "lake" prefix. The word Mere means a body of water and some other Lakes in the English Lake District have the same suffix. such as Buttermere and Thirlemere.
2006-10-25 04:39:22 · answer #3 · answered by Cream tea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An example: Lomond is a place: Ben Lomond is a mountain: Loch Lomond is a lake/ large streach if water.
2006-10-25 02:15:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lough is the Irish and Loch is the Scottish Gaelic for lake.
Pronounced the same, lockh.
In the Irish/Gaelic alphabet, there are no v, k & q.
2006-10-25 02:55:12 · answer #5 · answered by Bastet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
where else would the word loch go? In the middle?
2006-10-25 02:08:17 · answer #6 · answered by noggintrude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
loch=lake
2006-10-25 07:12:43 · answer #7 · answered by MUD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
loch is scottish for lake
2006-10-25 02:02:20 · answer #8 · answered by mothertiggy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is Gaelic for lake
2006-10-25 02:02:34 · answer #9 · answered by Maid Angela 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cos it means lake, so its saying its a lake, and either where it is or what someone named it!
2006-10-25 02:03:56 · answer #10 · answered by J9 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋