Meanings
proper noun
- 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.
Origin
- Scottish GaelicLoch Nis
- EnglishLoch Ness
Partial calque of Scottish Gaelic Loch Nis, from loch (“lake”) + Nis (“River Ness”, its primary outflow).
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Arabic بحيرَة نيس
- بحيرَة نيسlake in the Great Glen of Scotland
Chinese Cantonese 尼斯湖
- 尼斯湖 (nei⁴ si¹ wu⁴)lake in the Great Glen of Scotland
Chinese Mandarin 尼斯湖
- 尼斯湖 (Nísīhú)lake in the Great Glen of Scotland
Danish Loch Ness
- Loch Nesslake in the Great Glen of Scotland
Dutch Loch Ness
- Loch Nesslake in the Great Glen of Scotland
Estonian Loch Ness
- Loch Nesslake in the Great Glen of Scotland
French loch Ness
- loch Nesslake in the Great Glen of Scotland
Hungarian Loch Ness
- Loch Nesslake in the Great Glen of Scotland
Japanese ネス湖
- ネス湖 (Nesu-ko)lake in the Great Glen of Scotland
Polish Loch Ness
- Loch Nesslake in the Great Glen of Scotland
Portuguese Lago Ness
- Lago Nesslake in the Great Glen of Scotland
Russian Лох-Несс
- Лох-Несс (Lox-Ness)lake in the Great Glen of Scotland
Scottish Gaelic Loch Nis
- Loch Nislake in the Great Glen of Scotland
Spanish lago Ness
- lago Nesslake in the Great Glen of Scotland
Welsh Llyn Ness
- Llyn Nesslake in the Great Glen of Scotland
Cite this entry
APA
Loch Ness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loch%20Ness
MLA
“Loch Ness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loch%20Ness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Loch Ness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Loch%20Ness.
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