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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish lócharn, lúacharn, from Proto-Celtic *loukarnâ, borrowed from Latin lucerna (“lamp”). Cognate with Irish lóchrann, Welsh llugorn, and Cornish lugarn. Related to Latin lux, Greek λευκός (lefkós, “white”). Sanskrit रुच् (ruc), and Persian رخش (roxš).
Noun
lòchran m (genitive singular lòchrain, plural lòchrain)
- torch (flaming stick)
- torch, flashlight (electric light source)
- lamp, lantern
Synonyms
References
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “lòchran”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN