Loaghtan

English

Alternative forms

  • Loaghtyn, Loghtan

Etymology

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”).

Noun

Loaghtan (plural Loaghtans)

  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.
    Synonym: Manx longhorn
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