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- Scottish Gaelic · calque ofLoch Nis
- English todayLoch Ness
Partial calque of Scottish Gaelic Loch Nis, from loch (“lake”) + Nis (“River Ness”, its primary outflow).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Loch Ness
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Scottish Gaelic Loch Nis