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Scots en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /skɒts/
• /ˈskɔts/ (Scotland)
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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Scots Scottis, from Old English Scottisċ, a late variant of earlier Scyttisċ (“Scottish”). Doublet of Scotch, Scottish, and schottische.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Scottish.

Deriveds

Scots law · pound Scots · Scots pint · Scotsman · Scots English · Scotsperson · Scots Gaelic · Scots plough · Scots broom · Scotswoman · Scots whist

Synonyms

Scottish · Scotch

Translations (15)

gl escocés (Scottish) · pl szkocki (Scottish) · sv skotsk (Scottish) · fo skotskur (Scottish) · ro scoțian (Scottish) · eo skoto (Scottish) · ru шотла́ндский (Scottish) · nn skotsk (Scottish) · de schottisch (Scottish) · nb skotsk (Scottish) · ast escocés (Scottish) · cs skotský (Scottish) · fr écossais (Scottish) · gd Albannach (Scottish) · sk škótsky (Scottish)

Scots en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /skɒts/
• /ˈskɔts/ (Scotland)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Scots Scottis, from Old English Scottisċ, a late variant of earlier Scyttisċ (“Scottish”). Doublet of Scotch, Scottish, and schottische.

Meanings

1. A Germanic language closely related to English and descended from northern dialects of Middle English, spoken in parts of Scotland, now especially in the northeastern and southern regions of the country.

Deriveds

Scots-Irish · Ulster Scots · Scots acre

Meronyms

Ullans · Synthetic Scots · Middle Scots · Ulster Scots · Shetlandic · Shetlandish · Doric

Relateds

Ullans · Wiktionary’s coverage of Scots terms

Synonyms

Lowland Scots · Scottish

Translations (47)

ro scoțiană joasă (Lowland Scots language) · fa اسکاتس (Lowland Scots language) · chr ᏍᎦᏗ (Lowland Scots language) · haw ʻōlelo Kekokia (Lowland Scots language) · sv skotska (Lowland Scots language) · sco Scotch (Lowland Scots language) · de Niederschottisch (Lowland Scots language) · nn skotsk (Lowland Scots language) · fr scots (Lowland Scots language) · nl Scots (Lowland Scots language) · fi skotti (Lowland Scots language) · tr İskoçça (Lowland Scots language) · ru шотла́ндский (Lowland Scots language) · el σκωτς (Lowland Scots language) · az şotlandca (Lowland Scots language) · ga Albainis (Lowland Scots language) · fr écossais (Lowland Scots language) · sv lågskotska (Lowland Scots language) · fi skotin kieli (Lowland Scots language) · pt ânglico escocês (Lowland Scots language) · fo skotskt (Lowland Scots language) · oc scòts (Lowland Scots language) · gd Beurla Ghallta (Lowland Scots language) · sk škótština (Lowland Scots language) · it scots (Lowland Scots language) · fy Skotsk (Lowland Scots language) · az skots dili (Lowland Scots language) · jam Skats (Lowland Scots language) · ja スコットランド語 (Lowland Scots language) · de Schottisch (Lowland Scots language) · hi स्कॉट्स (Lowland Scots language) · sco Scots (Lowland Scots language) · gl escocés (Lowland Scots language) · cy Sgoteg (Lowland Scots language) · eo skota (Lowland Scots language) · oc escocés (Lowland Scots language) · cmn 低地蘇格蘭語 /低地苏格兰语 (Lowland Scots language) · ca escocès (Lowland Scots language) · ast escocés (Lowland Scots language) · cs skotština (Lowland Scots language) · gd Albais (Lowland Scots language) · ar إسكتلندية (Lowland Scots language) · sq skocishte (Lowland Scots language) · da skotsk (Lowland Scots language) · pl język scots (Lowland Scots language) · nb skotsk (Lowland Scots language) · es escocés (Lowland Scots language)

Scots en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /skɒts/
• /ˈskɔts/ (Scotland)
• (US) audio

Meanings

1. (form-of, plural) plural of Scot
   form of Scot