Scot
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English Scottas (“people from Ireland, Irishmen”), from Late Latin Scotti (see Scōtī for more).
See Scoti.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈskɒt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈskɑt/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈskɔʔ/
- Rhymes: -ɒt, -ɑt, -ɔʔ
Noun edit
Scot (plural Scots)
Usage notes edit
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
a person born in or native to Scotland
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Proper noun edit
Scot (plural Scots)
- A surname
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage, variant of Scott.
See also edit
References edit
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “Scot”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- “Scot”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- C. Oman, A History of England before the Norman Conquest, London, 1910, p. 157
Anagrams edit
Irish edit
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Noun edit
Scot m (genitive singular Scoit, nominative plural Scoit)
Declension edit
Declension of Scot
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Scot”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN