Loaghtan

English thumb|Loaghtan Alternative forms en Loaghtyn Loghtan Etymology en gv lugh dhoan or gv lugh dhone which means mouse-brown and describes the colour of the sheep. The first syllable is from sga luch, from cel-pro *lukūts (compare cy llyg shrew, cy llygod mice, and br logod mice; and the last syllable from sga donn, from cel-pro *dusnos brown, from ine-pro *dʰewh₂- smoke. Noun 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. en Manx longhorn en Isle of Man