scottish

UK /ˈskɒt.ɪʃ/ US /ˈskɑ.tɪʃ/

adj 2name 2

Definitions

adj

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.

name

Scottish English, the varieties of English spoken in Scotland.

Short for Scottish Gaelic

Collocations

ADJ.

british, different, english, gaelic, inspired, irish, little, new

My grandmother speaks both Scottish Gaelic and English fluently.

VERB + SCOTTISH

bookends, commissioned, isn't, speak, written

My grandmother still speaks Scottish with her friends from the village.

SCOTTISH + NOUN

actor, designers, dialect, dialects, libraries, origin, parliament, recipe

The famous Scottish actor received a standing ovation at the film festival last night.

PREP.

from, in

My grandmother is from Scottish heritage and taught me to make traditional shortbread.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the dialect of English used in Scotland

scots

adjective — of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its peopl

scots
scotch

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

This is a poem written in Scottish dialect.

Tatoeba · #55918

He is Scottish by origin.

Tatoeba · #300465

From his accent, I would guess that man is Scottish.

Tatoeba · #395687

Celtic is still present in Irish, Welsh and Scottish Gaelic.

Tatoeba · #841117

I speak a little Scottish Gaelic.

Tatoeba · #847770

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, scottish is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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