Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lochan

/ˈlɒkən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: lochan
IPA: /ˈlɒkən/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small loch (lake)

Example Sentences

"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!"
"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Scottish Gaelic

Word Breakdown

Root: lochan

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈlɒkən/

Inflected Forms

lochans (plural)

Rhymes With

bokken slocken

Questions

How do you pronounce lochan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɒkən/.
What does lochan mean?: A small loch (lake)
Where does lochan come from?: It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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