Meanings
scots1
- pluralplural of scot
Scots2
- 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
Scots3
- pluralplural of Scot
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA 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.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old EnglishScottisċ
- Middle ScotsScottis
- EnglishScots
Borrowed from Middle Scots Scottis, from Old English Scottisċ, a late variant of earlier Scyttisċ (“Scottish”). Doublet of Scotch, Scottish, and schottische.
More words from Middle Scots, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic إسكتلندية
- إسكتلندية (ʔiskutlandiyya)Lowland Scots language
Catalan escocès
- escocèsLowland Scots language
Chinese Mandarin 低地蘇格蘭語 /低地苏格兰语
- 低地蘇格蘭語 /低地苏格兰语 (dīdì Sūgélányǔ)Lowland Scots language
Czech skotština, skotský
- skotštinaLowland Scots language
- skotskýScottish
Danish skotsk
- skotskLowland Scots language
Dutch Scots
- ScotsLowland Scots language
Esperanto skota, skoto
- skotaLowland Scots language
- skotoScottish
Finnish skotti, skotin kieli
- skottiLowland Scots language
- skotin kieliLowland Scots language
French écossais, scots
- écossaisLowland Scots language
- scotsLowland Scots language
- écossaisScottish
German Niederschottisch, Schottisch
- NiederschottischLowland Scots language
- SchottischLowland Scots language
- schottischScottish
Greek σκωτς
- σκωτς (skots)Lowland Scots language
Hawaiian ʻōlelo Kekokia
- ʻōlelo KekokiaLowland Scots language
Hindi स्कॉट्स
- स्कॉट्स (skŏṭs)Lowland Scots language
Irish Albainis
- AlbainisLowland Scots language
Italian scots
- scotsLowland Scots language
Japanese スコットランド語
- スコットランド語 (sukottorandogo)Lowland Scots language
Norwegian Bokmål skotsk, skotsk
- skotskLowland Scots language
- skotskScottish
Persian اسکاتس
- اسکاتس (eskâts)Lowland Scots language
Polish język scots, szkocki
- język scotsLowland Scots language
- szkockiScottish
Portuguese ânglico escocês
- ânglico escocêsLowland Scots language
Romanian scoțiană joasă, scoțian
- scoțiană joasăLowland Scots language
- scoțianScottish
Russian шотла́ндский, шотла́ндский
- шотла́ндскийLowland Scots language
- шотла́ндский (šotlándskij)Scottish
Scottish Gaelic Albais, Beurla Ghallta
- AlbaisLowland Scots language
- Beurla GhalltaLowland Scots language
- AlbannachScottish
Slovak škótština, škótsky
- škótštinaLowland Scots language
- škótskyScottish
Spanish escocés
- escocésLowland Scots language
Swedish lågskotska, skotska
- lågskotskaLowland Scots language
- skotskaLowland Scots language
- skotskScottish
Turkish İskoçça
- İskoççaLowland Scots language
Welsh Sgoteg
- SgotegLowland Scots language
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with scots
All rhymes →Cite this entry
scots. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scots
“scots.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scots. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scots,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scots.
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