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Scottish.

Of a thing or concept, of or pertaining to Scotland.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈskɒt.ɪʃ/UK/ˈskɑ.tɪʃ/US/ˈskɔt.ɪʃ/Scotland/ˈskɔt.ɪʃ/Australia
  1. Of a thing or concept, of or pertaining to Scotland.

  2. Of a person, native to, born in or whose ancestors originally came from Scotland.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English Scottisch, from Old English Sċyttisċ, equivalent to Scot + -ish. Compare West Frisian Skotsk (“Scottish”), Dutch Schots (“Scottish”), German schottisch (“Scottish”), Danish skotsk (“Scottish”), Icelandic skoskur (“Scottish”). Doublet of Scotch, Scots, and schottische; compare Scot.

noun/ˈskɒt.ɪʃ/UK/ˈskɑ.tɪʃ/US/ˈskɔt.ɪʃ/Scotland/ˈskɔt.ɪʃ/Australia
  1. the people of Scotland.

    collective · plural · plural-only · with-definite-article
Where this word comes from

From Middle English Scottisch, from Old English Sċyttisċ, equivalent to Scot + -ish. Compare West Frisian Skotsk (“Scottish”), Dutch Schots (“Scottish”), German schottisch (“Scottish”), Danish skotsk (“Scottish”), Icelandic skoskur (“Scottish”). Doublet of Scotch, Scots, and schottische; compare Scot.

name/ˈskɒt.ɪʃ/UK/ˈskɑ.tɪʃ/US/ˈskɔt.ɪʃ/Scotland/ˈskɔt.ɪʃ/Australia
  1. Scottish English, the varieties of English spoken in Scotland.

  2. Short for Scottish Gaelic

    abbreviation · alt-of · rare
Where this word comes from

From Middle English Scottisch, from Old English Sċyttisċ, equivalent to Scot + -ish. Compare West Frisian Skotsk (“Scottish”), Dutch Schots (“Scottish”), German schottisch (“Scottish”), Danish skotsk (“Scottish”), Icelandic skoskur (“Scottish”). Doublet of Scotch, Scots, and schottische; compare Scot.

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