Meanings
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
- collectivepluralplural onlywith definite articlei. e. the Scottishthe people of Scotland.
- Scottish English, the varieties of English spoken in Scotland.
- abbreviationrareShort for Scottish Gaelic
Synonyms & antonyms
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 EnglishSċyttisċ
- Middle EnglishScottisch
- EnglishScottish
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.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic إِسْكُتْلَنْدِيّ, إِسْكُتْلَنْدِيّ
- إِسْكُتْلَنْدِيّ (ʔiskutlandiyy)of or pertaining to Scotland
- إِسْكُتْلَنْدِيّ (ʔiskutlandiyy)of a person
Bulgarian шотла́ндски
- шотла́ндски (šotlándski)of or pertaining to Scotland
Catalan escocès, escocés
- escocèsof or pertaining to Scotland
- escocésof or pertaining to Scotland
- escocèsof a person
- escocésof a person
- escocèsthe people of Scotland
- escocésthe people of Scotland
Chinese Mandarin 蘇格蘭的 /苏格兰的
- 蘇格蘭的 /苏格兰的 (Sūgélán de)of or pertaining to Scotland
Czech skotský, skotský
- skotskýof or pertaining to Scotland
- skotskýof a person
- Skotithe people of Scotland
- Skotovéthe people of Scotland
Danish skotsk, skotsk
- skotskof or pertaining to Scotland
- skotskof a person
- skotternethe people of Scotland
Dutch Schots, Schotten
- Schotsof or pertaining to Scotland
- Schottenthe people of Scotland
Esperanto skota, skota
- skotaof or pertaining to Scotland
- skotaof a person
- skotojthe people of Scotland
Estonian šoti, šoti
- šotiof or pertaining to Scotland
- šotiof a person
- šotlasedthe people of Scotland
Finnish skotlantilainen, skotlantilainen
- skotlantilainenof or pertaining to Scotland
- skotlantilainenof a person
- skotlantilaisetthe people of Scotland
French écossais, écossais
- écossaisof or pertaining to Scotland
- écossaisof a person
- les Écossaisthe people of Scotland
German schottisch, schottisch
- schottischof or pertaining to Scotland
- schottischof a person
- Schottenthe people of Scotland
Greek σκοτσέζικος, Σκοτσέζος
- σκοτσέζικος (skotsézikos)of or pertaining to Scotland
- Σκοτσέζος (Skotsézos)of a person
- Σκοτσέζοι (Skotsézoi)the people of Scotland
Hawaiian Kekokia, Kekokia
- Kekokiaof or pertaining to Scotland
- Kekokiaof a person
- Kekokiathe people of Scotland
Hungarian skót, skót
- skótof or pertaining to Scotland
- skótof a person
Icelandic skoskur
- skoskurof or pertaining to Scotland
Irish Albanach, Albanach
- Albanachof or pertaining to Scotland
- Albanachof a person
Italian scozzese, scozzese
- scozzeseof or pertaining to Scotland
- scozzeseof a person
- gli scozzesithe people of Scotland
Latvian skotu, skotisks
- skotuof or pertaining to Scotland
- skotisksof or pertaining to Scotland
- skotuof a person
- skotisksof a person
- skotithe people of Scotland
Lithuanian škotų, škotiškas
- škotųof or pertaining to Scotland
- škotiškasof or pertaining to Scotland
- škotųof a person
- škotiškasof a person
Norwegian Bokmål skotsk, skotsk
- skotskof or pertaining to Scotland
- skotskof a person
Persian اسکاتلندی
- اسکاتلندی (eskâtlandi)of or pertaining to Scotland
Polish szkocki, szkocki
- szkockiof or pertaining to Scotland
- szkockiof a person
- Szkocithe people of Scotland
Portuguese escocês, escocês
- escocêsof or pertaining to Scotland
- escocêsof a person
- escocesesthe people of Scotland
Romanian scoțian, scoțian
- scoțianof or pertaining to Scotland
- scoțianof a person
- scoțienithe people of Scotland
Russian шотла́ндский, шотла́ндский
- шотла́ндский (šotlándskij)of or pertaining to Scotland
- шотла́ндский (šotlándskij)of a person
- шотла́ндцы (šotlándcy)the people of Scotland
Scottish Gaelic Albannach, Albannach
- Albannachof or pertaining to Scotland
- Albannachof a person
- na h-Albannaichthe people of Scotland
Slovak škótsky, škótsky
- škótskyof or pertaining to Scotland
- škótskyof a person
- Škótithe people of Scotland
Spanish escocés, escocés
- escocésof or pertaining to Scotland
- escocésof a person
- escocésthe people of Scotland
- escocesathe people of Scotland
Swedish skotsk, skotsk
- skotskof or pertaining to Scotland
- skotskof a person
- skottarthe people of Scotland
Tagalog Eskoses, Eskoses
- Eskosesof or pertaining to Scotland
- Eskosesof a person
- Eskosesthe people of Scotland
Ukrainian шотла́ндський, шотла́ндський
- шотла́ндський (šotlándsʹkyj)of or pertaining to Scotland
- шотла́ндський (šotlándsʹkyj)of a person
Welsh Albanaidd, Albanaidd
- Albanaiddof or pertaining to Scotland
- Albanaiddof a person
Cite this entry
Scottish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scottish
“Scottish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scottish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Scottish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scottish.
Source: Scottish on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.