of brac
English / Map Form: Brackletter
Gaelic Form: Brac Leitir
Location: Lochaber, Highland
Post Town: SPEAN BRIDGE
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
Nearest Main Roads: A82
English / Map Form: Brackletter
Gaelic Form: Brac Leitir
Genitive Form: Brac Leitir
Language Notes
brac, obscure + nom. sg. leitir fem. `slope'Element Meaning
G breac ~ speckled; leitir ~ slope,
Sources
| Brokletter | 1610 RMS vii no. 255 |
| Brackleter | 1636-52 Gordon 37 |
| Braelach | 1820 Thomson |
| Brackletter | 1874 OS 6 inch 1st edn. |
| Letter = Leitir | Dwelly 1912 |
| Bra’kk leitior [simplified] | Dieckhoff |
| Brac Leitir ‘rough broken up slope’ | 1973 MacKinnon |
| Brac leitir | Robertson |
Additional Information
The meaning of brac is not clear, but the form is.
