Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scotticism

/ˈskɒt.ɪ.sɪz(ə̯)m̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Scot-ti-cism
IPA: /ˈskɒt.ɪ.sɪz(ə̯)m̩/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phrase or idiom peculiar to Scotland or Scottish people.

Example Sentences

"But Scott's veneration for the past reached its highest and most shrewd and intelligent form in his Scotticism."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Scotticus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Scotticism From Latin Scotticus + English -ism.

Inflected Forms

Scotticisms (plural)

Synonyms

Scottishism

Rhymes With

prism ism schism jism chrism anglicism epiphenomenalism indianism abysm hypocorism rankism briticism

Questions

How do you pronounce scotticism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskɒt.ɪ.sɪz(ə̯)m̩/.
What does scotticism mean?: A phrase or idiom peculiar to Scotland or Scottish people.
Where does scotticism come from?: Etymology tree Latin Scotticus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Scotticism From Latin Scotticus + English -ism.

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