Écosse

See also: Ecosse, écosse, écossé, and Êcosse

French

Alternative forms

Ecosse

Etymology

From Latin Scōtia. Modified where the o is no longer long before early French vowel shifts occurred – otherwise it would been have rendered *Écousse. Alternatively may have been loaned from another Romance language.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.kɔs/
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Proper noun

Écosse f

Scotland

Related terms

Écossais, écossaise