Scottish

adjectivenounproper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈskɒt.ɪʃ//
United States//ˈskɑ.tɪʃ//
Australia//ˈskɔt.ɪʃ//
Australia/[ˈskɔɾ.ɪʃ]/
Scotland//ˈskɔt.ɪʃ//

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

adjective

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.
In the factory, a colourful woodland of knitted trees points towards a collection of bookends commissioned from Scottish designers and inspired by the globetrotting travels in 1894 of Dundee Courier journalists Marie Imandt and Bessie Maxwell.

Etymology

From Middle English Scottich, 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 and schottische; compare Scot.

noun

1
the people of Scotland.

proper noun

1
Scottish English, the varieties of English spoken in Scotland.
2
Variant of Scottish GaelicrareShort for Scottish Gaelic

Forms

comparative: more Scottish
superlative: most Scottish

Scots · A Germanic language closely related to English and descended…Scott · An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for…Scottie · A unisex given name, diminutive of Scott.

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

Scotty · A diminutive of the male given name Scott.scoundrel · A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person…scourge · A person or thing regarded as an agent of divine punishment.

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