Dochfour
Dabhach a' Phùir
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 |