schottis

Swedish

schottis i Madrid [schottische in Madrid]

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schottisch. First attested in 1879.

Noun

schottis c

1. schottische (type of partner dance)

   att dansa schottis

   to dance the schottische ["to dance type of dance" is idiomatic in Swedish]

2. schottische (music for dancing the schottische)

Declension

Declension of schottis

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	schottis	schottis
	definite	schottisen	schottisens
plural	indefinite	schottisar	schottisars
	definite	schottisarna	schottisarnas

See also

• gammeldans

References

• schottis in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• schottis in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• schottis in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)