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Colintraive

Caol an t-Snàimh

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Meaning

the narrow of the swimming


Location

Argyll & Bute

Argyll & Bute

NS036743


English / Map Form: Colintraive

Gaelic Form: Caol an t-Snàimh


Location: Argyll

Post Town: COLINTRAIVE

County: Argyll & Bute

Local Authority: Argyll & Bute

Nearest Main Roads: A83

English / Map Form: Colintraive

Gaelic Form: Caol an t-Snàimh


Language Notes

G nom. sg. caol, masc. ‘narrow’ + an, the gen. sg. masc. def. art. (with t- before sibilants) + gen. sg. of vbl. noun snàmh, ‘swimming’

Element Meaning

G caol ~ narrow; snàmh ~ swimming

Sources

Ardentraive = Ardentraive 1801 Langlands
Ardentraive = Ardentrawe 1820 Thomson
Caol-an-t-snaimh strait of the swimming MacLean, 48
Caol an t-snàimh Dwelly 1912
Caol an t-Snài(mh) Robertson.

Additional Information

Neighbouring Ardentraive is clearly Àird an t-Snàimh, with generic element variation.

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