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Dochfour

Dabhach a' Phùir

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Meaning

unit of land of the pasture


Location

Inverness-shire

Highland

NH605395


English / Map Form: Dochfour

Gaelic Form: Dabhach a' Phùir


Location: Inverness area, Highland

Post Town: INVERNESS

County: Inverness-shire

Local Authority: Highland

Nearest Main Roads: A82

English / Map Form: Dochfour

Gaelic Form: Dabhach a' Phùir


Language Notes

G nom. sg. dabhach, masc. 'vat, unit of land' + gen. sg. masc. def. art. a’ (leniting) + gen. sg. of + *por, masc. 'pasture' = 'land unit of the pasture'

Element Meaning

G dabhach ~ vat, unit of land; *por ~ pasture

Sources

Dabhach phùr Dwelly 1912
Dobhach a Phuir 1932 Dieckhoff
an dabhach phur Barron, 1960-63, 157
Dabhach Phùir Watson 1926, 235,
Do’ach Phùir Watson 1926, 377
Dabhach Phùir MacLean 2004, 72

Alternative Forms

Dabhach Phùir

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