skotsk.
Scottish, Scots; of, from, or relating to Scotland or its inhabitants
Meaning & usage
Scottish, Scots; of, from, or relating to Scotland or its inhabitants
Hun studerer skotsk historie.
produced or originating in Scotland
skotsk whisky
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse skozkr (“Scottish”), from the ethnonym skotr (“Scot”) with the adjectival suffix -skr (“of or relating to; from”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk skotsk, Danish skotsk, Swedish skotsk, Icelandic skoskur and Faroese skotskur (“Scottish”).
Scottish Gaelic; a Goidelic Celtic language spoken chiefly in Scotland
Scots; a Germanic language closely related to English, spoken chiefly in Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland
Where this word comes from
By substantivization of skotsk (“Scottish”).
an old Scottish round dance in triple time
a lively contra dance in duple time, resembling a reinlender
the music accompanying such a dance
Where this word comes from
By substantivization of skotsk (“Scottish”), originally referring to a Scottish-style dance.
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