Geàrrloch

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

(Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˌɡ̥ʲaːrˠl̪ˠɔx/^[1]
(North Uist) IPA^(key): /ˌɡ̥ʲaːl̪ˠəx/^[2]

Proper noun

Geàrrloch m

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

References

^ 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
^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎^[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh

[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

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