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English
Etymology 1
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.
Pronunciation
Noun
lough (plural loughs)
- (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: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, →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
From Middle English lough, logh, luh, borrowed from Cumbric *luch, derived from Proto-Brythonic *luch, from Proto-Celtic *lokus (“lake, pool”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lough (plural loughs)
- (Northumbria, Cumbria) lake, pool
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Middle English
Etymology
From a Celtic language.
Noun
lough (plural loughs)
- lake
- loch
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