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- [skots]
- /skɒts/
- /skɒts/
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- [skots]
- /skɒts/
Definitions of scots word
- noun scots a native or inhabitant of Scotland. 1
- noun scots one of an ancient Gaelic people who came from northern Ireland about the 6th century a.d. and settled in the northwestern part of Great Britain, and after whom Scotland was named. 1
- adjective scots Scottish (def 1). 1
- adjective scots of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, its people, their English dialects, or their Gaelic language 0
- noun scots any of the English dialects spoken or written in Scotland 0
- abbreviation SCOTS Scottish 0
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Origin of scots
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; syncopated form of Scottis, Middle English, variant (north) of Scottish
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Scots
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scots popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scots usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with scots
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- what is scots irish?
- why do scots wear kilts?
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