Tayinloan

Taigh an Lòin

Meaning

house of the wet-meadow

Island, Settlement

Location

Argyll & Bute

Argyll & Bute

PA29

NR696458

English / Map Form: Tayinloan

Gaelic Form: Taigh an Lòin

Location: Kintyre, Argyll

Post Town: TARBERT

Postcode area: PA29

County: Argyll & Bute

Local Authority: Argyll & Bute

Nearest Main Roads: A83

English / Map Form: Tayinloan

Gaelic Form: Taigh an Lòin

Language Notes

G nom. sg. taigh, masc. ‘house’ + an, the gen. sg. masc. def. art. an + gen. sg. lòn, masc. ‘wet meadow’ = ‘the house of the wet-meadow’

Element Meaning

G taigh ~ house; lòn ~ wet meadow

Sources

Taigh ’n lòn Dwelly 1912
Taigh an Lóin: Robertson
Tɛi ən Lon / tʌ ə Lo:N’: Diack MS2276

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