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Geàrrloch
Pronunciation (IPA)/ˌɡ̥ʲaːrˠl̪ˠɔx/ (Lewis)/ˌɡ̥ʲaːl̪ˠəx/ (North Uist)
English name: Gairloch · Highland
Place-name meaning, origin and pronunciation
Meaning
“short loch”
Broken down
Nearby & related:
Loch Aillse · Loch AlshLoch Nis · Loch NessLoch Long · Loch LongPort Rìgh · PortreeSteòrnabhagh · StornowayTarsgabhaig · Tarskavaig
Sources
- Wiktionary: Geàrrloch (Scottish Gaelic) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wiktionary: Gairloch (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1442295 (CC0)
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