scottish

«scottish» in Mova's school dictionary: from Scotland or to do with Scotland, its people or its… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (Scottish)

meaning for a pupil

Scottish means from Scotland or to do with Scotland, its people or its culture. tree →

sense in the lessons

Geography: Scotland is a country in the north of Great Britain, part of the UK, with Highlands, lochs and islands. Culture: Scottish bagpipes, kilts, tartan, ceilidh dancing, Scottish folk tales such as the Loch Ness Monster. Phrases: Scottish Highlands, Scottish accent, Scottish flag (a white cross on blue).

examples

• She has a Scottish accent. tree →
• We learned a Scottish dance called a ceilidh. tree →
• The Scottish flag is a white diagonal cross on a blue background. tree →
• Edinburgh is the Scottish capital. tree →
• Bagpipes are a Scottish instrument. tree →
• My friend is Scottish; she comes from Aberdeen. tree →
• But they had left watch-men on the wall to see that the Scottish soldiers did not come upon them un-a-wares; and so they felt quite safe. tree →

note

Always a capital S. «Scottish» is the general adjective; «Scots» is used for the people and language; «Scotch» mostly for whisky and some foods. The Loch Ness Monster is a legend, not a proven animal.

In the corpora

• Fish come from the wild sea or from fish farms, like the round floating net pens in Scottish lochs.
• The Scottish girl means soccer, and the American girl means American football; each sport has its own rules.
• «It's pure dreich here,» the letters say, and Lily learns dreich is Scottish for grey and drizzly.
• "You picked pm, ya numpty!" ("numpty" is Scottish for a silly person).
• Many US schools finish in late May, Scottish schools break up in late June, and Ukrainian summer holidays last about 3 months.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «scottish» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.