Editing Loch (section)

{{short description|Irish and Scottish Gaelic word for a lake or sea inlet}}
{{other uses|Loch (disambiguation)|Lough (disambiguation)}}
{{distinguish|Lock (water)}}
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[[File:Ben Lomond Scotland.jpg|thumbnail|300px|right|View of [[Ben Lomond]] across [[Loch Lomond]]]]

'''''Loch''''' ({{IPAc-en|l|ɒ|x}} {{respell|LOKH}}) is a word meaning "[[lake]]" or "[[inlet|sea inlet]]" in [[Scottish Gaelic|Scottish]] and [[Irish Gaelic]], subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "'''lough'''".<ref>{{cite OED|lough|8929108233}}</ref> A small loch is sometimes called a '''lochan'''. Lochs which connect to the sea may be called "sea lochs" or "sea loughs".