Kinlochmoidart
Ceann Loch Mùideart
Meaning
head of Loch Mùideart
Location
Inverness-shire
Highland
PH38
NM707725
English / Map Form: Kinlochmoidart
Gaelic Form: Ceann Loch Mùideart
Location: Lochaber, Highland
Post Town: LOCHAILORT
Postcode area: PH38
County: Inverness-shire
Local Authority: Highland
English / Map Form: Kinlochmoidart
Gaelic Form: Ceann Loch Mùideart
Genitive Form: Cheann Loch Mùideart
Language Notes
G nom. sg. ceann, masc. ‘head, end’ + gen. sg. loch, masc. ‘loch’ + en Mùideart = ‘end of Loch Mùideart’Element Meaning
G ceann ~ head, end; loch ~ loch; Mùideart ~ river-name
Sources
| Kinloch Moydart | 1820 Thomson |
| Kenloch Moydart | 1747-55 Roy |
| Ceann Loch Mùideirt | Dwelly 1912 |
| Ceann Locha Muideart k’jèuN LòX mu:d’jars’d | Dieckhoff |
| [ki:n loch moi.dart] | MacDonald |
| Mùideart | Storlann |
Additional Information
Although MacDonald’s phonetic form is not entirely clear, it suggests Mùideart over Mùideirt.
