Loaghtan

词形变化

Loaghtans 复数 Loaghtans

别名

Loaghtyn Loghtan

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A primitive, heritage sheep of a breed native to the Isle of Man, characterised by dark brown wool with usually four, or occasionally six, horns.

词源

Borrowed from Manx lugh dhoan or lugh dhone which means mouse-brown and describes the colour of the sheep. The first syllable is from luch, from *lukūts (compare Welsh llyg (“shrew”), llygod (“mice”), and Breton logod (“mice”); and the last syllable from donn, from *dusnos (“brown”), from *dʰewh₂- (“smoke”).

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