Loch Ness

English

Etymology

Scottish Gaelic, from loch (“lake”) + Ness (“a river”).

Proper noun

Loch Ness

1. A lake in the Great Glen of Scotland, United Kingdom, the second largest in Britain, and with a maximum depth of 226 metres. It is the alleged home of the Loch Ness monster, Nessie.

Derived terms

• Loch Ness monster
• Nessie

Translations

lake in the Great Glen of Scotland

• Arabic: بحيرَة نيس
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 尼斯湖 (nei⁴ si¹ wu⁴)

  Mandarin: 尼斯湖 (Nísīhú)

• Danish: Loch Ness
• Dutch: Loch Ness n
• Estonian: Loch Ness
• French: loch Ness (fr)
• Hungarian: Loch Ness (hu)
• Japanese: ネス湖 (nesuko)
• Macedonian: Ло́х Нес m (Lóh Nes)
• Portuguese: Lago Ness m
• Scottish Gaelic: Loch Nis
• Serbian: Loh Nes
• Spanish: lago Ness m
• Welsh: Llyn Ness

Estonian

Etymology

English Loch Ness

Proper noun

Loch Ness

1. Loch Ness: A lake in Scotland, United Kingdom

Scots

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic, from Pictish, from Celtic

Proper noun

Loch Ness

1. Loch Ness: A lake in Scotland, United Kingdom