Schottland

German

Etymology

From Middle High German Schottelant, Schotelant, Schotenlant. By surface analysis, Schotte (“Scot”) +‎ -n- +‎ Land (“land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔtlant/

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• Rhymes: -ant

Proper noun

Schottland n (proper noun, genitive Schottlands or (optionally with an article) Schottland)

1. Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom)

Derived terms

• Schottländer
• schottländisch

Related terms

• Schotte
• schottisch

Descendants

• → Russian: Шотландия (Šotlandija), Шотла́ндія (Šotlándija) — pre-1918 spelling
  • → Azerbaijani: Şotlandiya
  • → Armenian: Շոտլանդիա (Šotlandia)
  • → Georgian: შოტლანდია (šoṭlandia)
  • → Tajik: Шотландия (Šotlandiya)