name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈskɒt/
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US:/ˈskɑt/
Scotland:/ˈskɔʔ/
rhymes with -ɒt
homophone: Scott
/skɒt/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A surname
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage, variant of Scott.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person born in or native to Scotland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Scotsman, Scotchman
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler and later to a sheriff.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A fury; a fit of temper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, slang
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6
noun
Meaning 6
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From Old English Sċottas (“people from Ireland, Irishmen”), from Late Latin Scōttī (see Scōtī for more). See Scoti.
From Middle English scot, scott, from Old English scot, scott, sċeot, ġescot (“contribution; payment; tax; fine”), from Old Norse skot, from Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown or cast; projectile; missile”), related to English shoot. Later influenced by Old French escot (Modern écot), itself of Germanic origin. Doublet of shot.
Across languages
Translations
74 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
Շոտլանդացի
(Šotlandacʻi)
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Asturian:
escocés
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Asturian:
escocesa
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Bulgarian:
шотландец
(šotlandec)
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Bulgarian:
шотландка
(šotlandka)
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Catalan:
escocès
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Catalan:
escocesa
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Catalan:
escot
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Catalan:
escota
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Catalan:
escocés
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Catalan:
escocesa
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Chinese Mandarin:
蘇格蘭人 /苏格兰人
(sūgélánrén)
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Czech:
Skot
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Czech:
Skotka
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Danish:
skotte
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Dutch:
Schot
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Dutch:
Schotse
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Esperanto:
skoto
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Esperanto:
skotino
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Estonian:
šotlane
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Estonian:
šotlanna
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Faroese:
skoti
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Finnish:
skotti
— a person born in or native to Scotland
French:
Écossais
— a person born in or native to Scotland
French:
Écossaise
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Galician:
escocés
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Galician:
escocesa
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Georgian:
შოტლანდიელი
(šoṭlandieli)
— a person born in or native to Scotland
German:
Schotte
— a person born in or native to Scotland
German:
Schottin
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Greek:
Σκωτσέζος
(Skotsézos)
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Hawaiian:
Kekokia
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Hungarian:
skót
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Icelandic:
Skoti
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Irish:
Albanach
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Irish:
Scot
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Irish:
Scotach
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Italian:
scozzese
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Japanese:
スコットランド人
(Sukottorando-jin)
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Khmer:
ស្កុត
(skot)
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Korean:
스코틀랜드인
(seukoteullaendeu'in)
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Korean:
스코틀랜드 사람
(seukoteullaendeu saram)
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Latvian:
skots
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Latvian:
skotiete
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Lithuanian:
škòtas
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Lithuanian:
škòtė
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Macedonian:
Шкот
(Škot)
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Macedonian:
Шкотла́нѓанец
(Škotlánǵanec)
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Macedonian:
Шко́тка
(Škótka)
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Macedonian:
Шкотла́нѓанка
(Škotlánǵanka)
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Norwegian:
skotte
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Occitan:
escocés
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Polish:
Szkot
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Polish:
Szkotka
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Portuguese:
escocês
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Portuguese:
escocesa
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Romanian:
scoțian
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Romanian:
scoțiană
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Russian:
шотла́ндец
(šotlándec)
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Russian:
шотла́ндка
(šotlándka)
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Scottish Gaelic:
Albannach
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Serbo-Croatian:
Škȍt
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Slovak:
Škót
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Slovak:
Škótka
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Spanish:
escocés
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Spanish:
escocesa
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Swahili:
Mskoti
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Swahili:
Mskochi
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Swedish:
skotte
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Turkish:
İskoç
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Volapük:
Skotänan
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Volapük:
hi-Skotänan
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Volapük:
ji-Skotänan
— a person born in or native to Scotland
Yiddish:
סקאַט
(skat)
— a person born in or native to Scotland