Scotch

:For other meanings, see Scottish (disambiguation) and Scots (disambiguation).

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In older times Scotch was an adjective meaning 'of Scotland'. Nowadays the preferred adjective is Scottish or Scots, and Scotch usually pertains to a recipe such as Scotch whisky. The remainder of this article is about the word.

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The adjective or noun Scotch is an Early Modern English (16th century) contraction of the English language word Scottish which was later adopted into the Scots language. It more or less replaced Scottish as the prevailing term in England. Scots (the modern Scots language form of Older Scots Scottis1) predominated in Scotland until the 18th century when anglification became fashionable and Scotch was used in both England and Scotland.

Scottish: Scottish can refer to:...

Scots: Scots may refer to:...

Adjective: An adjective is a part of speech which modifies a noun, usually making its meaning more specific. Adjectives are used in a predicative or attributive manner. In some languages, attributive adjectives precede the noun. This is the case in the Germanic languages, to which the English language belongs....

Scotch related Images and Photos (experimental)

Scotch	Scotch Terriers	Scotch on the Rocks	Midland Scotch Express
Black & White Scotch Whiskey	The Scotch Terrier Eyes the Rat Doubtfully	The Scotch Piper from Ackermann's 'World in Miniature'	Black and White Scotch
Black and White Scotch	Never Shout Never - Scribble Scotch	Anecdote of the Bravery of the Scotch Piper of the 11th Highland Regiment at the Battle of Vimiero