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Achnaba

Achadh nam Bà

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Meaning

field of the cow


Location

Argyll & Bute

Argyll & Bute

NM939361


English / Map Form: Achnaba

Gaelic Form: Achadh nam Bà


Location: Ardchattan, Argyll

Post Town: OBAN

County: Argyll & Bute

Local Authority: Argyll & Bute

English / Map Form: Achnaba

Gaelic Form: Achadh nam Bà


Genitive Form: Achadh na Bà

Element Meaning

G nom. sg. achadh, masc. ‘field’ + gen. pl. fem. def. art. nam (before labials) + gen. pl. bò,
cow’

Sources

Achnaba c. 1591 Pont map 15
Achnaba 1597 Retours (Argyle) 4
Auchnebay 1669 Retours (Argyle) 79
Achadh nam Bà Robertson
Acha’ nam Bà Holmer fieldwork notebooks
achadh na bà Potts 2001, 21
Achadh nam Bà informant JM

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