Scot
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English
Etymology
From Old English Scottas (“people from Ireland, Irishmen”), from Late Latin Scotti (see Scōtī for more).
See Scoti.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈskɒt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈskɑt/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈskɔʔ/
- Rhymes: -ɒt
- Homophone: Scott
Noun
Scot (plural Scots)
Usage notes
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
a person born in or native to Scotland
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Proper noun
Scot (plural Scots)
- A surname
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage, variant of Scott.
See also
References
- 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
Irish
Etymology
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Noun
Scot m (genitive singular Scoit, nominative plural Scoit)
Declension
Declension of Scot
Derived terms
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Scot”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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