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Vinony

Scottish

adjective

  1. from or pertaining to Scotland
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proper noun

  1. people from Scotland
  2. variety of English spoken in Scotland
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈskɒt.ɪʃ/ / /ˈskɑ.tɪʃ/ / /ˈskɔt.ɪʃ/

adj

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.”

name

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. Scottish English, the varieties of English spoken in Scotland.
  2. Short for Scottish Gaelic

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. the people of Scotland.