Scottish
/ˈskɑ.tɪʃ/ adj, name, noun
adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 the people of Scotland. collective, plural, plural-only, with-definite-article
- 2 the dialect of English used in Scotland wordnet
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."
Adjective
- 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 Scottish English, the varieties of English spoken in Scotland.
- 2 Short for Scottish Gaelic abbreviation, alt-of, rare
Example
More examples"This is a poem written in Scottish dialect."
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 Scot.