Scots

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /skɒts/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈskɔts/ Rhymes: -ɒts === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Scots Scots, from Middle Scots Scottis, from Old English Scottysċ, a late variant of earlier Scyttisċ (“Scottish”). Doublet of Scottish. ==== Proper noun ==== Scots 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 ===== Usage notes ===== See Scottish and Scotch. ===== Meronyms ===== Middle Scots Synthetic Scots Doric Shetlandic, Shetlandish (Shetland Scots) Ulster Scots, Ullans ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== Wiktionary’s coverage of Scots terms Ullans ==== Adjective ==== Scots (not comparable) Scottish. Synonyms: Scotch, Scottish ===== Usage notes ===== See Scottish and Scotch. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== Scots plural of Scot ===== Usage notes ===== See Scottish and Scotch. === Further reading === ISO 639-3 code sco (SIL) Ethnologue entry for Scots, sco ⁠ “Scots”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === Costs, costs