Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scottishness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
scot-tish-ness
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English Scottish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English Scottishness From Scottish + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does scottishness mean?
The quality, characteristic or state of being Scottish.
Where does scottishness come from?
Etymology tree English Scottish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English Scottishness From Scottish + -ness.

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