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What are Scottish adjectives?
What does Scottish mean?
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What does Scotch mean in English?
The adjective Scottish is the most general word used to describe the people and things of Scotland, while Scots is only used to describe its people, its law and especially its language: Scottish dancing; the Scottish parliament; a well-known Scots poet; a slight Scots accent.
Scotch is generally used in compounds (such as Scotch pine or Scotch whisky), and set phrases. Scottish is the preferred adjective; in cases where you are referring to the literature, character, or ancestry of the people of Scotland, it is generally correct to describe them as Scottish.
- Bahookie. Noun: buttocks or backside. If there’s a more musical way to describe the rear end, we’ve yet to find it. In a sentence: “The wee yin fell right on his bahookie.”
- Blate. Adjective: Shy; bashful. If you find yourself a bit sheepish in the company of a Shetlander, you might just hear this wee Scots gem. In a sentence: “Dunna be blate; glaep yun down!”
- Braw. Adjective: Excellent; pleasant. From cuddly Highland coos to soaring, cloud-kissed summits, Scotland has no shortage of braw sights. In a sentence: “It’s a braw day for a dauner.”
- Coorie. Verb: To snuggle or cuddle. Think warm woollen blankets, roaring fires, and steaming cups of tea – or something a little stronger! In a sentence: “It’s awfy dreich; it’s a day fur coorieing in under the covers.”
- geks: glasses.
- get tae: go away.
- ah ken: I know.
- aye: yes.
Scottish Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence. Here are some examples: Notice the structure of the Adjectives in Scottish. List of Adjectives in Scottish. Below is a list of the Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes in Scottish placed in a table.
The adjective or noun Scotch is an early modern English (16th century) contraction of the English word Scottish which was later adopted into the Scots language [5] It more or less replaced Scottish as the prevailing term in England in the 17th century.
Sep 7, 2010 · We’ve updated the blog item to add a reference to Scots Law. This also gives us a chance to write about the three adjectives “Scot,” “Scotch,” and “Scottish.”. In Old English, the language of the Anglo-Saxons, the adjective was Scyttisc or Scottisc.
