Scottish

Syllables: Scot·tish/ˈskɒt.ɪʃ/US/ˈskɑ.tɪʃ/

Scottish adjective: of a thing or concept, of or pertaining to Scotland. Also the abbreviation of Scottish Gaelic.

Adjective

Scottish (comparative more Scottish, superlative most Scottish)

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.2024 September 21, Eve Livingston, “‘Students want to stay here now rather than disappear to London’: how design transformed the city of Dundee”, in The Guardian

Noun

Scottish pl (plural only)

(collective, plural, plural-only, with-definite-article, i. e. the Scottish) the people of Scotland.

Proper noun

Scottish

Scottish English, the varieties of English spoken in Scotland.

Also used as

Scottish is also the abbreviation of Scottish Gaelic.

Scottish meaning in Marathi, Tagalog, Arabic and Persian

Scottish in Marathi

of or pertaining to Scotland: स्कॉटिश skŏṭiś
of a person: स्कॉटिश skŏṭiś
the people of Scotland: स्कॉटिश skŏṭiś

Scottish in Tagalog

of or pertaining to Scotland: Eskoses
of a person: Eskoses
the people of Scotland: Eskoses

Scottish in Arabic

of or pertaining to Scotland: إِسْكُتْلَنْدِيّ ʔiskutlandiyy
of a person: إِسْكُتْلَنْدِيّ ʔiskutlandiyy

Scottish in Persian

of or pertaining to Scotland: اسکاتلندی eskâtlandi

Forms of Scottish

comparative	more Scottish
superlative	most Scottish

Origin of Scottish

From Middle English Scottisch, 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, Scots, and schottische; compare Scot.

Words formed from Scottish

Phrases with Scottish

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Questions about Scottish

What does Scottish mean?: Scottish means of a thing or concept, of or pertaining to Scotland.
What is Scottish in Marathi?: Scottish in Marathi is स्कॉटिश (skŏṭiś). See Scottish meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Scottish?: Scottish can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Scottish?: Scottish is pronounced /ˈskɒt.ɪʃ/ (UK).

Words near Scottish in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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