Scottish

adj, noun — 3 senses

Scottish

adj

UK /ˈskɒt.ɪʃ/ · US /ˈskɑ.tɪʃ/

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.

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.2024 September 21, Eve Livingston, “‘Students want to stay here now rather than disappear to London’: how design transformed the city of Dundee”, in The Guardian:
Derived terms
full Scottish breakfast, Scottish acre, Scottish bluebell, Scottish pint

Scottish

noun

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.

1

Collective, With definite article the people of Scotland.

I. e. the Scottish

Related terms
Scot, Scotch, Scotchman, Scotchwoman, Scots, Scotsman, Scotswoman, Scottie, Scottishman

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