Scotach

Irish

Etymology

From Scot (“Scot, Irishman”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Scotach (genitive singular masculine Scotaigh, genitive singular feminine Scotaí, plural Scotacha, not comparable)

1. (rare) Scottish

   Synonym: Albanach

2. Scotch-Irish

Declension

Declension of Scotach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	Scotach	Scotach	Scotacha
vocative	Scotaigh		Scotacha
genitive		Scotaí	Scotacha	Scotach
dative	Scotach	Scotach; Scotaigh (archaic)	Scotacha
Comparative	níos Scotaí
Superlative	is Scotaí

Noun

Scotach m (genitive singular Scotaigh, nominative plural Scotaigh)

1. (rare) Scot, Scotsman

   Synonym: Albanach

2. Irishman of Scottish descent

Declension

Declension of Scotach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Scotach Scotaigh vocative a Scotaigh a Scotacha genitive Scotaigh Scotach dative Scotach Scotaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Scotach na Scotaigh genitive an Scotaigh na Scotach dative leis an Scotach don Scotach leis na Scotaigh

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Scotach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN