Schotte

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔtə/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔtə

Etymology 1

From Middle High German Schotte, Schote. Probably from Old English Sċott, perhaps borrowed through Middle Dutch Scotte. In any case ultimately from Latin Scōtus.

Noun

Schotte m (weak, genitive Schotten, plural Schotten, feminine Schottin)

1. Scot, Scotsman
2. (Northern Germany) sperling (young herring)

Declension

Declension of Schotte [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schotte	die	Schotten
genitive	eines	des	Schotten	der	Schotten
dative	einem	dem	Schotten	den	Schotten
accusative	einen	den	Schotten	die	Schotten

Derived terms

• Schottenmuster
• Schottenrock
• Schottenwitz
• schottisch
• Schottland

 

Etymology 2

From Middle High German schotte, from Old High German scotto, from Latin excoctus (“boiled”). Cognate with Italian scotto.

Noun

Schotte f (genitive Schotte, plural (rare) Schotten)

1. (Switzerland, Southern Germany) whey

   Synonym: Molke

Declension

Declension of Schotte [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schotte	die	Schotten
genitive	einer	der	Schotte	der	Schotten
dative	einer	der	Schotte	den	Schotten
accusative	eine	die	Schotte	die	Schotten

Alternative forms

• Schotten m

Further reading

• “Schotte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache