Lochlann
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish Lochlann, an alteration by folk etymology (equivalent to loch (“lough”) + -lann (“place of”)) of Old Irish Lothlind, a name with disputed origins.
Proper noun
editLochlann f (genitive Lochlann)
- (historical) Viking countries
- (rare) Scandinavia
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Lochlann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish Lochlann, a folk etymology (equivalent to loch (“loch”) + -lann (“place of”)) of Old Irish Lothlind, a name with disputed origins.
Proper noun
editLochlann m or f (genitive Lochlainn)
Synonyms
edit- (Norway): Nirribhidh
Derived terms
editCategories:
- Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish
- Irish terms derived from Middle Irish
- Irish terms suffixed with -lann
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish lemmas
- Irish proper nouns
- Irish feminine nouns
- Irish terms with historical senses
- Irish terms with rare senses
- ga:Regions of Europe
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -lann
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic proper nouns
- Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns
- Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns
- Scottish Gaelic nouns with multiple genders
- Scottish Gaelic terms with obsolete senses
- Scottish Gaelic poetic terms
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