Scottish

//ˈskɑ.tɪʃ// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the people of Scotland. collective, plural, plural-only, with-definite-article
  2. 2
    the dialect of English used in Scotland wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a thing or concept, of or pertaining to Scotland.
  2. 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. 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
    Scottish English, the varieties of English spoken in Scotland.
  2. 2
    Short for Scottish Gaelic abbreviation, alt-of, rare

Synonyms

All synonyms
scotsartgaelicgroupmovementschool

Example

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"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.

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Scottish acreScottish bluebellScottish pintscottish english

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