Scoti

See also: scoti

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Celtic, though the name doesn't correspond to any known tribes. Another possibility is a non-Indo-European substrate.

Pronunciation

Noun

Scōtī

  1. nominative plural of Scōtus
  2. genitive singular of Scōtus
  3. vocative plural of Scōtus

Proper noun

Scōtī m (genitive Scōtōrum); second declension

  1. the Irish; Gaelic-speaking people of Ireland and Scotland
    Chronicon Scotorum
    Chronicle of the Irish
  2. the Scots; the Scottish people of northern Britain

Derived terms
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Descendants

References
  • Scoti in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Scoti in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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