Schott
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Low German Schot, from Middle Low German schot, ultimately from the root of schießen (“to shoot”). Cognate with Dutch schot.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
Schott n (mixed, genitive Schotts, plural Schotten)
- (nautical) bulkhead, baffle
- (figuratively, chiefly in the plural, often with dicht) gates, borders, limits
- Die Schotten sind dicht: Das Urteil ist rechtskräftig.
- The gates are closed: The judgment is final.
- Angesichts einer illegalen Einwanderungswelle macht das Land seine Schotten dicht.
- Facing an illegal immigration wave, the country is closing its borders.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Schott [neuter, mixed]