LOCH LONG / Lemannonius Sinus

Un fil intéressant, sur un loch d'Ecosse.

Comme le présent forum ne permet pas les caractères autres que latin, je préfère vous donner le lien sur l'encyclopédie, quite à vous d'y rechercher : Lemannonius.

http://marikavel.org/lieux/lieux-l.htm

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Voici la discussion étymologique par Rivet & Smith :

DERIVATION. The name is based on one of the roots discussed under LEMANA, traditionally *lem-'lim- 'elm' but possibly *lim- 'marsh' or a further sense connected with water in some form. The closest analogue is Lemannus Lacus (Lake Geneva), both having the *-an(n)- suffix. The present name has a further suffix which is a latinisation of British *-onio- see CANONIUM). Bradley thought the name had left a descendant in that of Loch Lomond, and that both the sinus and the Loch reflected a tribal name. Watson CPNS 119 supports part of this, observing that 'the name of the river from Loch Lomond is Leamhain, genitive Leamhna, Leven, meaning "Elm-water". Its plain, thé Vale of Leven, was Magh Leamhna, and Loch Lomond was of old Loch Leamhna.' On p. 71, Watson gives Argoed Llwyfain as the Welsh name for a similarly named bay in Scotland (i.e., also originally bearing a name like Lemannonius).

IDENTIFICATION. Loch Long which, as Watson CPNS 19 points out, bounds Lennox (Leamhnacht) on the west.

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Pour ouverture de discussion.

JCE