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Loaghtan

Loaghtan noun: a primitive, heritage sheep of a breed native to the Isle of Man, characterised by dark brown wool with usually four, or occasionally six, horns.

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Noun

Loaghtan (plural Loaghtans)

  1. A primitive, heritage sheep of a breed native to the Isle of Man, characterised by dark brown wool with usually four, or occasionally six, horns.
    Synonyms:
    Manx longhorn

Synonyms of Loaghtan

Forms of Loaghtan

pluralLoaghtans
alternative formLoaghtyn
alternative formLoghtan

Origin of Loaghtan

Borrowed from Manx lugh dhoan or lugh dhone which means mouse-brown and describes the colour of the sheep. The first syllable is from luch, from *lukūts (compare Welsh llyg (“shrew”), llygod (“mice”), and Breton logod (“mice”); and the last syllable from donn, from *dusnos (“brown”), from *dʰewh₂- (“smoke”).

Questions about Loaghtan

What does Loaghtan mean?
Loaghtan means a primitive, heritage sheep of a breed native to the Isle of Man, characterised by dark brown wool with usually four, or occasionally six, horns.
What part of speech is Loaghtan?
Loaghtan is a noun.
What is the plural of Loaghtan?
The plural of Loaghtan is Loaghtans.

Words near Loaghtan in the dictionary

  1. loaflike
  2. loafs
  3. loafs about
  4. loafs around
  5. loafy
  6. Loaghtan
  7. Loaghtans
  8. Loaghtyn
  9. loaiasis
  10. Loaiza
  11. Loaizas

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