Skottland

Norwegian Bokmål Skottland no thumb|Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. Etymology nb non Skotland, from non Skota of the Scots, the genitive plural of non skotr Scot, and non land land, country; literally “land of the Scots”. The ethnonym non skotr has been compared with Old or Middle Irish sga scott Irishman and may be an early borrowing from it, though the connection is uncertain. The wider ethnonym is also represented by Late Latin la Scotus Irishman, Gael; its ultimate origin is unknown. Compare nn Skottland, sv Skottland, da Skotland, is Skotland and fo Skotland Scotland. Pronunciation nb /ˈskɔtːlan/ nb ɔtːlan 2 nb Skott land Proper noun nb proper noun nb constituent country c/United Kingdom. Related terms nb skotte, nb skottlender a Scot nb skotsk Scottish; Scots References “Skottland” in Store norske leksikon. “skotland” in Ordbog over det norrøne prosasprog [Dictionary of Old Norse Prose]. Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Pronunciation nn /ˈskɔtlɑn/ /ˈskɔtlɑnd/ Proper noun nn proper noun n nn Scotland Q22 Related terms nn skotsk skotsk-gælisk skotsk whisky skotte See also nn haggis kilt sekkepipe Swedish sv: Pronunciation sv /ˈskɔtland/ sv Skott land Proper noun n sv Scotland Q22 Related terms sv skotsk skotska skotsk gäliska skotte See also sv haggis kilt säckpipa References saol Svensk MeSH sv exonyms