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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Scōtī

Scōtī m pl (genitive Scōtōrum)
Classical[ˈskoː.tiː]Ecclesiastical[ˈskɔː.ti]

Meaning

  1. the Scots; the Scottish people of northern Britain
  2. the Irish; Gaelic-speaking people of Ireland and Scotland
    Chronicon ScotorumChronicle of the Irish

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Scōtī
genitive—Scōtōrum
Scōttōrum
dative—Scōtīs
Scōttīs
accusative—Scōtōs
Scōttōs
ablative—Scōtīs
Scōttīs
vocative—Scōtī

Scōti (Scotti), ōrum, m.,
I. the Scots, a people in the northern part of Britain, in the mod. Scotland, Amm. 27, 8, 5; 26, 4, 5; Hier. in Jovin. 2, 7.—In sing.: Scotus, collect., Claud. B. Get. 417; id. IV. Cons. Hon. 33; id. Laud. Stil. 2, 251.—Hence,
A. Scō-tĭa, ae, f., the land of the Scots, = Hibernia, Isid. 14, 6, 6.—
B. Scōtĭcus (Scott-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Scotland, Scottish, Scotch: tela, Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 254.

Origins

Uncertain. Possibly from Celtic, though the name does not correspond to any known tribes. Another possibility is a non-Indo-European substrate. According to one theory, the original meaning was “cut off, outcast”, related to scoith (to cut off), from scoth (“point, edge (of weapon)”), from Proto-Celtic *skutā, from Proto-Indo-European *skewt- (“to cut”).

Descendants
  • EnglishScots
  • ItalianScoti
  • SicilianScuti

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyScotiEth. Scoti The Scoti were the ancient inhabitants of Hibernia, as appears from notices in some of the Latin writers. (Claudian, de IV. Cons. Honor. 33…

Quick answers

What does Scōtī mean in Latin?
Scōtī, a proper noun, means “the Scots; the Scottish people of northern Britain; the Irish”.
What is the genitive of Scōtī?
The genitive singular is Scōtōrum. Scōtī is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Scōtī?
In classical Latin, [ˈskoː.tiː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈskɔː.ti].