loch C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /lɔx/ UK /lɒk/ See IPA manual Freq #16291 Meanings 1 noun in Scotland, a lake or a narrow arm of the sea A small boat crossed the still water of the loch. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · in scotland, a lake or a... lakesea inlet More lough Word family Forms lochs Derived forms lochawelochcarronlochendlochside Related forms lochanlough Etymology Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Loch, a topographic surname for someone who lived by a hollow or valley. * From Scottish Gaelic loch (“loch, lake”), a Scottish topographic surname. Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # loch **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /lɔx/ **IPA (UK):** /lɒk/ **Frequency rank:** 16291 ## Meanings 1. in Scotland, a lake or a narrow arm of the sea ## Examples - A small boat crossed the still water of the loch. ## Synonyms - lake - sea inlet - lough ## Derived Forms - lochawe - lochcarron - lochend - lochside ## Related Forms - lochan - lough ## Etymology Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Loch, a topographic surname for someone who lived by a hollow or valley. * From Scottish Gaelic loch (“loch, lake”), a Scottish topographic surname. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown