[ˈskoː.tiː], [ˈskɔː.ti]
OriginUncertain. Possibly from Celtic, though the name does not correspond to any known tribes. Another possibility is a non-Indo-European substrate.
According to one theory, the original meaning was “cut off, outcast”, related to scoith (to cut off), from scoth (“point, edge (of weapon)”), from Proto-Celtic *skutā, from Proto-Indo-European *skewt- (“to cut”).
See the Wikipedia article on the Scoti.
- form-of, nominative, plural, vocativenominative/vocative plural
- form-of, genitive, singulargenitive singular
- declension-2the Irish; Gaelic-speaking people of Ireland and Scotland
“Chronicon Scotorum” — Chronicle of the Irish
- declension-2the Scots; the Scottish people of northern Britain
FormsScōtī(canonical) · Scōttī(alternative) · Scōtī(canonical, masculine, plural) · Scōtōrum(genitive) · Scōtī(nominative, plural) · Scōtōrum(genitive, plural) · Scōtīs(dative, plural) · Scōtōs(accusative, plural) · Scōtīs(ablative, plural) · Scōtī(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary