Scotus

See also: SCOTUS

English

Alternative forms

  • Scottus

Etymology

From Latin Scotus (the Scotii).

Proper noun

Scotus (plural Scotuses)

  1. A Gaelic surname from Latin

Derived terms

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Possibly from Celtic, but not matching any known ethnonyms. See Scoti.

Noun

Scōtus m (genitive Scōtī); second declension

  1. Gael (person from Ireland or Scotland)
  2. Scot (person from Scotland)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Scōtus Scōtī
genitive Scōtī Scōtōrum
dative Scōtō Scōtīs
accusative Scōtum Scōtōs
ablative Scōtō Scōtīs
vocative Scōte Scōtī

Proper noun

Scōtus m sg (genitive Scōtī); second declension

  1. Erebus (god of darkness)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

References

  • Scotus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Scotus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.