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# scots

adjective (Scots); noun (Scots — a language; the Scots — the people of Scotland)

«scots» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Scots means from Scotland or about Scotland's people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scots/#m1)
2. Scots is a language spoken in Scotland, close to English, with many of its own words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scots/#m2)
3. The Scots are the people of Scotland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scots/#m3)

### In the lessons

Geography and history: Scotland is part of the UK, in the north of Great Britain. Language: Scots words such as «wee» (small), «bairn» (child), «ken» (know); Robert Burns wrote poems in Scots. Gaelic is a different language also spoken in Scotland. Phrases: the Scots language, a Scots word, Scots pine.

### Examples

- Many Scots live in Glasgow and Edinburgh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scots/#x1)
- «Wee» is a Scots word for small. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scots/#x2)
- Robert Burns wrote poems in Scots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scots/#x3)
- The Scots pine is a tall tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scots/#x4)
- My grandad speaks Scots and English. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scots/#x5)
- The Scots celebrate Burns Night with haggis. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scots/#x6)
- The original is in broad Scots, which I have anglicised. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scots/#x7)

### Note

Always a capital S. Use «Scots» for people and language, «Scottish» for most other things (Scottish food, Scottish football). Avoid «Scotch» for people — it is mostly used for whisky and things like Scotch eggs. Scots is not the same as Scottish Gaelic.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scots» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scots/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scots» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scots.html) on Mova free.