Firth is a word in the English and Scots languages used to denote various coastal waters in the United Kingdom, predominantly within Scotland. In the Northern Isles, it more usually refers to a smaller inlet.
What is the origin of the word Firth?
English and Scottish: topographic name from Old English (ge)fyrhþe 'woodland' or 'scrubland on the edge of a forest'. Welsh: topographic name from Welsh ffrith, ffridd 'barren land', 'mountain pasture' (a borrowing of the Old English word mentioned in 1).
What is another way word for?
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What is the difference between a loch and a lake in Scotland?
Loch (/lɒx/) is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots and Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling lough is commonly found in place names; in Lowland Scots and Scottish English, the spelling "loch" is always used.
Is a firth the same as a fjord?
As nouns the difference between firth and fjord is that firth is an arm of the sea; a while fjord is a long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.
What does loch mean in Scotland?
Definition of loch 1 Scotland : lake. 2 Scotland : a bay or arm of the sea especially when nearly landlocked.
Why is the River Forth called the River Forth?
Name. Forth derives from Proto-Celtic *Vo-rit-ia (slow running), yielding Foirthe in Old Gaelic.
Does the firth have a Forth?
The Firth of Forth is the estuary (firth) of several rivers including the River Forth. It meets the North Sea with Fife on the north coast and Lothian on the south. It was known as Bodotria in Roman times.
Where does the Firth of Forth start and end?
The firth stretches for 48 miles (77 km) from Kincardine (bridged in 1936) to the Isle of May, with a constriction at North and South Queensferry, which is spanned by the railway Forth Bridge (1890) and the Forth Road Bridge (1964).
What is the difference between a firth and a loch?
As nouns the difference between firth and loch is that firth is an arm of the sea; a while loch is (scotland) a lake or loch can be (looch).
What is the difference between a fjord and a fjord?
is that fiord is a long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs while fjord is a long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.
Is a firth the sea?
Both firth and fjord are now generally defined as an arm of the sea. The difference is crucial - a firth (or fjord) is made up of undiluted sea water, but an estuary has a gradation of salt water dilution from fully salt water at its mouth to fresh water at its head, and experiences tidal f luctuations.22 May 2005