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Scottish
- /ˈskɒt.ɪʃ/ UK
- /ˈskɑ.tɪʃ/ US
- /ˈskɔt.ɪʃ/ Scotland
- /ˈskɔt.ɪʃ/ Australia
- [ˈskɔɾ.ɪʃ] Australia
Where it comes from
From Middle English Scottisch, 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, Scots, and schottische; compare Scot.
adjective more Scottish · most Scottish
- Of a thing or concept, of or pertaining to Scotland.
- 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.
noun
- the people of Scotland.
proper noun
- Scottish English, the varieties of English spoken in Scotland.
- Short for Scottish Gaelic
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: scots, scotch, scots english, scot, scotia, scotsman, scotland, regiment, highland, plaid, bovine, scotian, scotish, scotic, lowland, caledonian
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adj of or pertaining to Scotland
| Español | escocés |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 蘇格蘭的 /苏格兰的 Sūgélán de |
| Português | escocês |
| Français | écossais |
| Deutsch | schottisch |
| Italiano | scozzese |
| Ελληνικά | σκοτσέζικος skotsézikos |
| Română | scoțian |
| Русский | шотла́ндский šotlándskij |
| العربية | إِسْكُتْلَنْدِيّ ʔiskutlandiyy |
adj of a person
| Español | escocés |
|---|---|
| Português | escocês |
| Français | écossais |
| Deutsch | schottisch |
| Italiano | scozzese |
| Ελληνικά | Σκοτσέζος Skotsézos |
| Română | scoțian |
| Русский | шотла́ндский šotlándskij |
| العربية | إِسْكُتْلَنْدِيّ ʔiskutlandiyy |
noun the people of Scotland
| Español | escocés, escocesa |
|---|---|
| Português | escoceses |
| Français | les Écossais |
| Deutsch | Schotten |
| Italiano | gli scozzesi |
| Ελληνικά | Σκοτσέζοι Skotsézoi |
| Română | scoțieni |
| Русский | шотла́ндцы šotlándcy |
Talk about this word "Scottish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scottish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Scottish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scottish "Scottish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scottish.Cite this
@misc{scottish_2026,
title = {Scottish},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scottish},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
