Schott
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Low German Schot, from Middle Low German schot, ultimately from the root of schießen (“to shoot”). Cognate with Dutch schot.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schott n (mixed, genitive Schotts, plural Schotten)
- (nautical) bulkhead, baffle
- (figurative, chiefly in the plural, often with dicht) gates, borders, limits
- Die Schotten sind dicht: Das Urteil ist rechtskräftig.
- The gates are closed: The judgment is final.
- Angesichts einer illegalen Einwanderungswelle macht das Land seine Schotten dicht.
- Facing an illegal immigration wave, the country is closing its borders.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schott [neuter, mixed]