lough

lough: /lok, lokh/, n. Irish Eng.

1. a lake.

2. a partially landlocked or protected bay; a narrow arm of the sea. Cf. loch.

[1505-15; Anglo-Irish sp. of Ir loch lake; cf. ME low, lough(e), logh(e), OE (Northumbrian) luh < British Celtic *lux- ( > Welsh llwch (obs.) lake, OBreton luh, Breton louc'h), appar. < early Ir; see LOCH]

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lough — lough; lough·lin·ite; tur·lough; fur·lough; … English syllables
Lough — Lough, n. [See 1st {Loch}.] A loch or lake; so spelt in Ireland. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lough — Lough, obs. strong imp. of {Laugh}. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lough — [lɔx, lɔk US la:k, la:x] n in Ireland, a lake or a part of the sea almost surrounded by land ▪ Lough Neagh … Dictionary of contemporary English
Lough — (spr. Loff), in Irland so v.w. Binnensee od. Meerbusen, so L. Dergh, L. Garne (spr. L. Ärn), L. Foyle (spr. L. Feul), L Gilly, L. Neagh (spr. L. Niht), größter in Irland, 1 Meile lang, über (breit, mit zwei Inseln u. vielen Fischen) u.a. in der… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Lough — (spr. loch), s. Loch … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Lough — (irisch, spr. lock), s.v.w. See … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
lough — ● lough nom masculin En Irlande, lac ou estuaire étroit … Encyclopédie Universelle
Lough — [lɔk, lɔx], in Irland Bezeichnung für Loch. … Universal-Lexikon
lough — a lake, pool, early 14c., Anglo Celtic, representing a northern form of Ir. and Gael. loch, Welsh llwch, from PIE root *laku (see LAKE (Cf. lake) (1)) … Etymology dictionary
lough — [läkh] n. [ME, prob. < Gael & OEr loch, LOCH] 1. a lake 2. an arm of the sea … English World dictionary

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