Scots

//skɒts// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Scot form-of, plural
  2. 2
    plural of scot form-of, plural
  3. 3
    the dialect of English used in Scotland wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Scottish. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 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.

Synonyms

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scottishlowland scotsscotchscotchscoto-scots english

Example

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"The Scots seemed to be nice people at first, but they turned out to be backstabbing bastards."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Scots EnglishScots GaelicScots acreScots broomScots lawScots pintScots ploughScots whistScots-IrishUlster Scotspound Scotsmiddle english

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