Scoti

See also: scoti

Latin

Alternative forms

• Scotti, Scōttī

Etymology

Possibly from Celtic, though the name doesn't correspond to any known tribes. Another possibility is a non-Indo-European substrate.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈskoː.tiː/, [ˈs̠koːt̪iː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsko.ti/, [ˈskɔːt̪i]

Noun

(deprecated template usage) Scōtī

1. nominative plural of Scōtus
2. genitive singular of Scōtus
3. vocative plural of Scōtus

Proper noun

Scōtī m pl (genitive Scōtōrum); second declension

1. the Irish; Gaelic-speaking people of Ireland and Scotland

   Chronicon Scotorum

   Chronicle of the Irish

2. the Scots; the Scottish people of northern Britain

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Scōtī
Genitive	Scōtōrum
Dative	Scōtīs
Accusative	Scōtōs
Ablative	Scōtīs
Vocative	Scōtī

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Scōtia
• Scōticus

• Scōtinus
• Scōtus

Descendants

• English: Scots

References

• “Scoti”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Scoti in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.