Scotland

Significat (English)

1. A constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England
2. A habitational surname referring to someone from Scotland.

Synonyms

Orkney Islands

shebeen

Shetland Islands

Ayr

Dunbar

North Britain

first minister

Jockland

north of the border

built in Glasgow

Amb guionet com a

Scot‧land

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈskɒt.lənd/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from anglès mitjà: Scotland

Inherited from anglès antic: Scotland

Cognate with frisó occidental: Skotlân

Cognate with neerlandès: Schotland

Cognate with alemany: Schottland

Cognate with danès: Skotland

Cognate with islandès: Skotland

In summary

From Middle English Scotland, Scotlond, from Old English Scotland (“Ireland", later also "Scotland”, literally “land of the Scots”), equivalent to Scot + -land. Compare West Frisian Skotlân (“Scotland”), Dutch Schotland (“Scotland”), German Schottland (“Scotland”), Danish Skotland (“Scotland”), Icelandic Skotland (“Scotland”).

Frases

He was born in Scotland into a wealthy family .

The Scotland Act set out a four-year maximum term for each session of Parliament .

There are many islands in Scotland called Eilean Glas .

The nearest equivalent in pre-Union Scotland was the royal burgh .