scot

See also Scot

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Old Norse skot, later influenced by Old French escot (Modern écot), itself of Germanic origin. Compare shot.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /skɒt/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɒt

Noun

scot (plural scots)

1. (UK, historical) A local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler and later to a sheriff.

Derived terms

• scotale
• scot and lot
• scot-free

Related terms

• escot
• shot
• shout

Anagrams

• cost
• cots, COTS

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Aromanian

Alternative forms

• scotu

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *excotō < Latin excutiō. Compare Daco-Romanian scoate, scot.

Verb

scot (past participle scoasã)

1. I remove, take out.
2. I wrest, wrench, snatch.
3. I show, present.

Related terms

• scoatire/scoatiri
• scos

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Irish

Noun

scot m (genitive scoit, nominative plural scoit)

1. scot, reckoning
2. picnic party (on raided food)

Declension

Declension of scot

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative scot scoit Vocative a scoit a scota Genitive scoit scot Dative scot scoit

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an scot na scoit Genitive an scoit na scot Dative leis an scot don scot leis na scoit

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Old English

Alternative forms

• scēot

Etymology

From Germanic *skot-. Cognate with Old Frisian skot, Old Saxon sīlscot, Old High German scoz (German Schoß), Old Norse skot.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /skot/

Noun

scot n (nominative plural scot)

1. shot, act of shooting
2. missile, shot
3. darting, rapid movement

Descendants

• English: shot

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Romanian

Verb

scot

1. first-person singular present tense form of scoate.
2. first-person singular subjunctive form of scoate.
3. third-person plural present tense form of scoate.