Scottish

Meaning

Adj

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.

Noun

the people of Scotland.

Name

1. Scottish English, the varieties of English spoken in Scotland.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, rare) Short for Scottish Gaelic

Synonyms

Scotch

Scots

Scotsman

Scots English

Scot

Scotchman

Scotchwoman

Scotswoman

tartan

Scottie

scottish

scot

Scotty

Scot’s

Translations

écossais

escocés

scozzese

escocês

schottisch

escocès

Schots

écossaise

escocés

escocesa

σκοτσέζικος

Σκωτσέζικο

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskɒt.ɪʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: Scottich

Inherited from Old English: Sċyttisċ

Cognate with Western Frisian: Skotsk

Cognate with Dutch: Schots

Cognate with German: schottisch

Cognate with Danish: skotsk

Cognate with Icelandic: skoskur

In summary

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.