Scotland
English
Etymology
From Middle English Scotland, Scotlond, from Old English Scotland (“Ireland", later also "Scotland”, literally “land of the Scots”), equivalent to Scot + land.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈskɒt.lənd/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈskɑt.lənd/
Audio (US) (file) - (Scotland, Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈskɔʔ.lənd/
Proper noun
Scotland
- A country in northwest Europe to the north of England and forming part of the United Kingdom.
- 2014, John Oliver, “Scottish Independence”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 17, written by Tim Carvell; Josh Gondelman; Dan Gurewitch; Jeff Maurer; Ben Silva; Will Tracy; Jill Twiss; Seena Vali; Julie Weiner, HBO, Warner Bros. Television:
- Our main story this week is Scotland. Americans know it as the birthplace of Shrek, and, and that accent you think you can do but actually can’t.
- 2014, John Oliver, “Scottish Independence”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 17, written by Tim Carvell; Josh Gondelman; Dan Gurewitch; Jeff Maurer; Ben Silva; Will Tracy; Jill Twiss; Seena Vali; Julie Weiner, HBO, Warner Bros. Television:
- That’s right. Not even English flag poles can suddenly start treating Scotland with the respect it deserves. “Get this rag off me! Get it off! I can’t! Get this blue mess off me!”
- A habitational surname referring to someone from Scotland.
Usage notes
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Translations
country in northwest Europe to the north of England
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See also
- Traditional Scottish counties
Old English
Declension
Declension of Scotland (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | Scotland | Scotland |
accusative | Scotland | Scotland |
genitive | Scotlandes | Scotlanda |
dative | Scotlande | Scotlandum |
Scots
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