Scoto-comb. form¹

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. Scoto-Scandinavian Brit.

/ˌskɒtəʊskandᵻˈneɪvɪən/, U.S.

/ˌskɑdoʊˌskændəˈneɪviən/,

/ˌskoʊdoʊˌskændəˈneɪviən/.

Forms: 1600s– Scoto-, 1700s– Scotto-.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Scoto-.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin Scoto-, combining form (in e.g. Scoto-Britannus (1612 in a work title, or earlier); compare quot. 1604 at sense 1) of Scotus Scot n.¹; compare -o- connective.With Scoto-Britannic (see quot. 1650 at sense 1) compare post-classical Latin Scoto-Britannicus (1630 in a work title, or earlier). Formations modelled on Latin are found from the early 17th cent. Independent formations within English appear in the mid 17th cent. (compare quot. 1651 at sense 1). In forms with -tt- probably reinforced by Scottish adj.

1. Forming adjectives and nouns with the sense ‘of or relating to Scotland or its people; belonging to Scotland’.In quot. 1650 with the sense ‘between what is Scottish and what is ——’.

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1604 A. Craig (title) The poeticall essayes of Alexander Craige Scotobritane.

1650 N. Ward Discolliminium 45 The good man is in such a wofull Scoto-Britannick pickle, that he does thinke, and he does not thinke, he doth not thinke, and yet he does thinke, that [etc.].

1651 R. Watson Ακολουθος: Second Faire Warning i. 7 Nor were they at daggers drawing with that horrible word Erastian Cæsaro-papisme; having a farre more monstrous creature, call'd Scoto-Presbytero-Papisme, to encounter.

1792 Archaeologia Scotica 1 565 A long paper by Alexander Geddes..contains three Scottish poems, with a previous Dissertation on the Scotto-Saxon dialect.

1829 P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. II. iii. 243 The Gothic race of the Saxons and the Scoto-Normans drove back the Celtic people into the remoter regions of the country.

1846 C. Innes Liber de Calchou (Bannatyne Club) Pref. 30 The permanent incorporation of the Scoto-Saxon lowlands with the kingdom of Scotland proper.

1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. iv. i. 490 The subsequent history of the Scoto-Norwegian kingdoms.

1860 E. B. Ramsay Reminisc. Sc. Life (ed. 7) v. 257 Scoto-Gallic words were differently situated from French words and phrases adopted in England.

1876 S. Smiles Life Sc. Naturalist viii. 138 Their language is Gaelic, whereas that of the rest of the county [sc. Banffshire] is Scoto-English.

1905 Athenæum 7 Oct. 466/1 Most purely Scoto-Gaelic words prefix the article.

1964 P. F. Anson Bishops at Large i. 32 There was a scheme to establish in Edinburgh a Scoto-Orthodox chapel.

1979 R. Anderton et al. Dynamic Stratigr. Brit. Isles xi. 164/1 The spread of detritus from the Bristol Channel landmass, St George's Land and the Scotto-Scandinavian landmass indicates uplift and rejuvenation of these hinterland areas.

2005 J. J. Caudle in W. Gibson & R. G. Ingram Relig. Identities in Brit. viii. 139 Boswell's..personal struggle against the sort of Scoto-Calvinism sanctioned by state.

2. Celtic History. Forming adjectives and nouns with the sense ‘of or relating to the Scots (Scot n.¹ 1)’, or ‘both Scots (Scots adj. 2) and ——’.

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a1718 R. O'Flaherty Ogygia Vindicated (1775) p. xli The..Scoto-Gadelians [i.e. Scoto-Gaels] of Ireland were of a different Celtic race, certainly, from the Gwithelians and Brigantes of Britain.

1738 J. Anderson New Bk. Constit. Free & Accepted Masons ii. ii. 60 Many [Britons] fled to Cornwall,..and many went to North Britain among the Scoto Walenses.

1786 C. Vallancey Collectanea de Rebus Hibern. (ed. 2) I. 306 The Irish or Scoto-Iberian custom of male-gavel was regulated in all circumstances, agreeably to this same maxim of the Schytho-Iberians.

1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott II. 332 The clergy of the primitive Scoto-Celtic Church.

1865 Dublin Univ. Mag. Apr. 478/1 The early Irish missionaries to the Continent,—St. Kilian..and the rest, thoroughly imbued with the Scoto-Gaelic spirit.

1867 J. H. Burton Hist. Scotl. to 1688 I. vii. 261 It is almost invariably found that the Scoto-Irish saints or churchmen of the period were connected with royal houses.

1915 D. A. Mackenzie Myths of Crete Fig. 16, following p. 248 (caption) Scoto-Celtic ‘spectacle’ symbol shown upright as on standing stone.

1991 A. Williams et al. Biogr. Dict. Dark Age Brit. Chronol. p. xviii [Year] 839... Eclipse of the Scoto-Pictish house of Fergus.

3. Forming nouns and adjectives denoting people of Scottish origin who are temporarily or permanently living elsewhere, and also people of mixed Scottish and other descent.In quot. 1824 with the sense ‘of Scotland and of England’.

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1824 T. F. Dibdin Libr. Compan. 382 Let me ask the ingenious and intrepid Defender of King James I..how the Scoto-English Monarch could find it in his heart, or in his head, to order the execution of such a man as Raleigh?

1856 Frank Leslie's Illustr. Newspaper 19 Jan. 86/3 His father was one of a number of Scoto-Irish families who emigrated to North Carolina.

1898 Literary World 2 Sept. 147/1 The second [lover] a Scoto-Canadian about thirty, of great muscular breadth of frame, thoughtful and refined face.

1902 Imp. & Asiatic Q. Rev. July 78 One Nagar Brahman is always ready to help another, like as those eminent Scoto-Indians in the direction of the East India Company..took the trouble to supply their neighbours' sons with appointments in India.

1912 R. B. Cunninghame Graham Charity 117 None of these Scoto-Argentines spoke English, although some knew a few words of Gaelic.

1987 T. Gallagher Glasgow vi. 271 Emigration from Ireland was down to a trickle and the Scoto-Irish had acquired new political allegiances.

2004 Scotsman (Nexis) 29 June 18 The Scoto-Portuguese Kay family were spotted at the opening match of Euro 2004 dressed in kilts and Portugal tops.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scoto-
释义	Scoto-comb. form¹ Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. Scoto-Scandinavian Brit. /ˌskɒtəʊskandᵻˈneɪvɪən/, U.S. /ˌskɑdoʊˌskændəˈneɪviən/, /ˌskoʊdoʊˌskændəˈneɪviən/. Forms: 1600s– Scoto-, 1700s– Scotto-. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Scoto-. Etymology: < post-classical Latin Scoto-, combining form (in e.g. Scoto-Britannus (1612 in a work title, or earlier); compare quot. 1604 at sense 1) of Scotus Scot n.¹; compare -o- connective.With Scoto-Britannic (see quot. 1650 at sense 1) compare post-classical Latin Scoto-Britannicus (1630 in a work title, or earlier). Formations modelled on Latin are found from the early 17th cent. Independent formations within English appear in the mid 17th cent. (compare quot. 1651 at sense 1). In forms with -tt- probably reinforced by Scottish adj. 1. Forming adjectives and nouns with the sense ‘of or relating to Scotland or its people; belonging to Scotland’.In quot. 1650 with the sense ‘between what is Scottish and what is ——’. ΚΠ 1604 A. Craig (title) The poeticall essayes of Alexander Craige Scotobritane. 1650 N. Ward Discolliminium 45 The good man is in such a wofull Scoto-Britannick pickle, that he does thinke, and he does not thinke, he doth not thinke, and yet he does thinke, that [etc.]. 1651 R. Watson Ακολουθος: Second Faire Warning i. 7 Nor were they at daggers drawing with that horrible word Erastian Cæsaro-papisme; having a farre more monstrous creature, call'd Scoto-Presbytero-Papisme, to encounter. 1792 Archaeologia Scotica 1 565 A long paper by Alexander Geddes..contains three Scottish poems, with a previous Dissertation on the Scotto-Saxon dialect. 1829 P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. II. iii. 243 The Gothic race of the Saxons and the Scoto-Normans drove back the Celtic people into the remoter regions of the country. 1846 C. Innes Liber de Calchou (Bannatyne Club) Pref. 30 The permanent incorporation of the Scoto-Saxon lowlands with the kingdom of Scotland proper. 1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. iv. i. 490 The subsequent history of the Scoto-Norwegian kingdoms. 1860 E. B. Ramsay Reminisc. Sc. Life (ed. 7) v. 257 Scoto-Gallic words were differently situated from French words and phrases adopted in England. 1876 S. Smiles Life Sc. Naturalist viii. 138 Their language is Gaelic, whereas that of the rest of the county [sc. Banffshire] is Scoto-English. 1905 Athenæum 7 Oct. 466/1 Most purely Scoto-Gaelic words prefix the article. 1964 P. F. Anson Bishops at Large i. 32 There was a scheme to establish in Edinburgh a Scoto-Orthodox chapel. 1979 R. Anderton et al. Dynamic Stratigr. Brit. Isles xi. 164/1 The spread of detritus from the Bristol Channel landmass, St George's Land and the Scotto-Scandinavian landmass indicates uplift and rejuvenation of these hinterland areas. 2005 J. J. Caudle in W. Gibson & R. G. Ingram Relig. Identities in Brit. viii. 139 Boswell's..personal struggle against the sort of Scoto-Calvinism sanctioned by state. 2. Celtic History. Forming adjectives and nouns with the sense ‘of or relating to the Scots (Scot n.¹ 1)’, or ‘both Scots (Scots adj. 2) and ——’. ΚΠ a1718 R. O'Flaherty Ogygia Vindicated (1775) p. xli The..Scoto-Gadelians [i.e. Scoto-Gaels] of Ireland were of a different Celtic race, certainly, from the Gwithelians and Brigantes of Britain. 1738 J. Anderson New Bk. Constit. Free & Accepted Masons ii. ii. 60 Many [Britons] fled to Cornwall,..and many went to North Britain among the Scoto Walenses. 1786 C. Vallancey Collectanea de Rebus Hibern. (ed. 2) I. 306 The Irish or Scoto-Iberian custom of male-gavel was regulated in all circumstances, agreeably to this same maxim of the Schytho-Iberians. 1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott II. 332 The clergy of the primitive Scoto-Celtic Church. 1865 Dublin Univ. Mag. Apr. 478/1 The early Irish missionaries to the Continent,—St. Kilian..and the rest, thoroughly imbued with the Scoto-Gaelic spirit. 1867 J. H. Burton Hist. Scotl. to 1688 I. vii. 261 It is almost invariably found that the Scoto-Irish saints or churchmen of the period were connected with royal houses. 1915 D. A. Mackenzie Myths of Crete Fig. 16, following p. 248 (caption) Scoto-Celtic ‘spectacle’ symbol shown upright as on standing stone. 1991 A. Williams et al. Biogr. Dict. Dark Age Brit. Chronol. p. xviii [Year] 839... Eclipse of the Scoto-Pictish house of Fergus. 3. Forming nouns and adjectives denoting people of Scottish origin who are temporarily or permanently living elsewhere, and also people of mixed Scottish and other descent.In quot. 1824 with the sense ‘of Scotland and of England’. ΚΠ 1824 T. F. Dibdin Libr. Compan. 382 Let me ask the ingenious and intrepid Defender of King James I..how the Scoto-English Monarch could find it in his heart, or in his head, to order the execution of such a man as Raleigh? 1856 Frank Leslie's Illustr. Newspaper 19 Jan. 86/3 His father was one of a number of Scoto-Irish families who emigrated to North Carolina. 1898 Literary World 2 Sept. 147/1 The second [lover] a Scoto-Canadian about thirty, of great muscular breadth of frame, thoughtful and refined face. 1902 Imp. & Asiatic Q. Rev. July 78 One Nagar Brahman is always ready to help another, like as those eminent Scoto-Indians in the direction of the East India Company..took the trouble to supply their neighbours' sons with appointments in India. 1912 R. B. Cunninghame Graham Charity 117 None of these Scoto-Argentines spoke English, although some knew a few words of Gaelic. 1987 T. Gallagher Glasgow vi. 271 Emigration from Ireland was down to a trickle and the Scoto-Irish had acquired new political allegiances. 2004 Scotsman (Nexis) 29 June 18 The Scoto-Portuguese Kay family were spotted at the opening match of Euro 2004 dressed in kilts and Portugal tops. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). scoto-comb. form² Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Forms: 1600s 1800s– scoto-, 1800s– skoto-. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek σκότο-. Etymology: < ancient Greek σκότο-, combining form (in e.g. σκοτοδινία dizziness, vertigo) of σκότος darkness < the same Indo-European base as shadow n.Formations are found occasionally from the second half of the 17th cent. (compare scotoscope n. and, in the 19th cent. scotograph n., scotography n.) and become more frequent in the course of the 20th cent. Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘of or relating to darkness’.See also scotograph n., scotoscope n., etc. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < comb. form¹1604comb. form²
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