lough

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English

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Etymology 1

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

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lough (plural loughs)

  1. (Ireland) A lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland.
    • 2009 January 26, Henry McDonald, “It's got fancy flats, a hotel. Even a bank. But can the Titanic Quarter stay afloat?”, in The Guardian[1]:
      Outside, a freezing wind whips across Belfast lough [] .
    • 2023 August 23, Tommy Greene, “Lough Neagh ‘dying in plain sight’ due to vast algal blooms”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN:
      A study showing that the temperature of the lough’s water has risen 1C since 1995, however, suggests that climate change and clearer waters as a result of an invasive zebra mussel species may also be contributing factors.
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Etymology 2

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From Middle English lough, logh, luh, borrowed from Cumbric *luch, derived from Proto-Brythonic *luch, from Proto-Celtic *lokus (lake, pool).

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lough (plural loughs)

  1. (Northumbria, Cumbria) lake, pool

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From a Celtic language.

Noun

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lough (plural loughs)

  1. lake
  2. loch

Descendants

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  • English: lough, loch
  • Scots: loch

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