lochan

See also: lochán

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic lochan, diminutive of loch (“lake”).

Pronunciation

• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔxən/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒkən/
• Rhymes: -ɒkən

Noun

lochan (plural lochans)

1. (Scotland) A small loch.
   • 2009, John Sadler, Glencoe, Amberley, published 2009, page 23:

     The moor is a bare and ancient landscape; the dank mosses studded with a mosaic of tiny lochans, stumps of vanished trees, largely devoid of sustenance for man and beast, an almost mythical emptiness where dragons, outlaws and elves might easily be imagined!

   • 2017 February 18, Kari Herbert, The Guardian:

     The Cairngorms national park has some of Britain’s harshest weather and the heaviest snowfall in Scotland, creating snowfields that stretch to the horizon. Lochs, lochans and waterfalls can be frozen solid.

Anagrams

• Ch'olan, Chalon, chalon

Güenoa

Noun

lochan

1. dog

References

• Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 62

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

loch (“lake”) +‎ -an; compare Irish lochán

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɫ̪ɔxan/

Noun

lochan m (genitive singular lochain, plural lochanan)

1. Diminutive of loch
2. pond

   Thuit mo mhac anns an lochan.

   My son fell into the pond.

Etymology 2

Noun

lochan f pl

1. plural of loch