Colintraive
Caol an t-Snàimh
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.