Schotte
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
Schotte m (weak, genitive Schotten, plural Schotten, feminine Schottin)
- Scot, Scotsman
- (Northern Germany) sperling (young herring)
Declension edit
Declension of Schotte [masculine, weak]
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle High German schotte, from Old High German scotto, from Latin excoctus (“boiled”). Cognate with Italian scotto.
Noun edit
Schotte f (genitive Schotte, plural (rare) Schotten)
- (Switzerland, Southern Germany) whey
- Synonym: Molke
Declension edit
Declension of Schotte [feminine]
Alternative form edit
- Schotten m
Further reading edit
- “Schotte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache