English Explanatory Dictionary

lough

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland.
noun
  1. lake, pool
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/lɑx/ /lɔː/ /lɒk/ /lɒx/ /lɑk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lough.wav /lɒf/

Word forms

lough loughs

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish loch (from Old Irish loch), from Proto-Celtic *loku (“lake, pool”), from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“pond, pool”). Doublet of lay, loch, and Looe.

Synonyms

loch

Derived words

Lough Allen Lough Erne Lough Foyle Lough Gill Lough Neagh Lough Swilly Strangford Lough
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