Geàrrloch

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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A compound of geàrr (short) +‎ loch (loch, lake). The adjective geàrr is one of a few in Scottish Gaelic which breaks the adjective following noun rule.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Geàrrloch m

  1. Gairloch (a coastal village on Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland).

References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh