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lough¹

  • /lɑx/ Ireland
  • /lɔː/ Ireland
  • /lɒk/ UK
  • /lɒx/ UK
  • /lɑk/ US
  • /lɑx/ US

Sounds like loch, lock · Rhymes with -ɒk, -ɒx

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Irish loch (from Old Irish loch), from Proto-Celtic *loku (“lake, pool”), from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“pond, pool”). Doublet of lay, loch, and Looe.

noun loughs

  1. Ireland A lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland. Outside, a freezing wind whips across Belfast lough […].

    Similar: loch

lough²

  • /lɒf/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒf

Where it comes from

From Middle English lough, logh, luh, borrowed from Cumbric *luch, derived from Proto-Brythonic *lux, from Proto-Celtic *lokus (“lake, pool”).

noun loughs

  1. Cumbria, Northumbria lake, pool

Lough³

proper noun Loughs

  1. A surname.

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"lough." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lough. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

lough. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lough

Chicago

"lough." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lough.

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@misc{lough_2026,
  title = {lough},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lough},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}