Scots
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See also: scots
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Scots Scots, from Middle Scots Scottis, from Old English Scottysċ, a late variant of earlier Scyttisċ (“Scottish”). Doublet of Scottish.
Proper noun
Scots
- A Germanic language closely related to English and descended from northern dialects of Middle English, spoken in parts of Scotland, now especially in the northeastern and southern regions of the country.
- Synonyms: Scottish, Lowland Scots
Usage notes
Meronyms
- Doric
- Shetlandic, Shetlandish (Shetland Scots)
- Ulster Scots, Ullans
Derived terms
Translations
Lowland Scots language
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See also
Adjective
Scots (not comparable)
- (sometimes proscribed) Scottish
Usage notes
Derived terms
Translations
Scottish
Etymology 2
Noun
Scots
Usage notes
Further reading
- ISO 639-3 code sco (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Scots, sco
- “Scots”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
