Meaning of "kilt" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KILT

Of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish kilte to tuck up, Old Swedish kilta lap.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF KILT

kilt  [kɪlt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KILT

Kilt is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb kilt in English.

WHAT DOES KILT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kilt

The kilt is a knee-length garment with pleats at the rear, originating in the traditional dress of men and boys in the Scottish Highlands of the 16th century. Since the 19th century it has become associated with the wider culture of Scotland in general, or with Celtic heritage even more broadly. It is most often made of woollen cloth in a tartan pattern. Although the kilt is most often worn on formal occasions and at Highland games and sports events, it has also been adapted as an item of fashionable informal male clothing in recent years, returning to its roots as an everyday garment.

Definition of kilt in the English dictionary

The first definition of kilt in the dictionary is a knee-length pleated skirt-like garment, esp one in tartan, as worn by men in Highland dress. Other definition of kilt is to tuck up around one's body. Kilt is also to put pleats in.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO KILT

PRESENT

Present

I kilt

you kilt

he/she/it kilts

we kilt

you kilt

they kilt

Present continuous

I am kilting

you are kilting

he/she/it is kilting

we are kilting

you are kilting

they are kilting

Present perfect

I have kilted

you have kilted

he/she/it has kilted

we have kilted

you have kilted

they have kilted

Present perfect continuous

I have been kilting

you have been kilting

he/she/it has been kilting

we have been kilting

you have been kilting

they have been kilting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I kilted

you kilted

he/she/it kilted

we kilted

you kilted

they kilted

Past continuous

I was kilting

you were kilting

he/she/it was kilting

we were kilting

you were kilting

they were kilting

Past perfect

I had kilted

you had kilted

he/she/it had kilted

we had kilted

you had kilted

they had kilted

Past perfect continuous

I had been kilting

you had been kilting

he/she/it had been kilting

we had been kilting

you had been kilting

they had been kilting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will kilt

you will kilt

he/she/it will kilt

we will kilt

you will kilt

they will kilt

Future continuous

I will be kilting

you will be kilting

he/she/it will be kilting

we will be kilting

you will be kilting

they will be kilting

Future perfect

I will have kilted

you will have kilted

he/she/it will have kilted

we will have kilted

you will have kilted

they will have kilted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been kilting

you will have been kilting

he/she/it will have been kilting

we will have been kilting

you will have been kilting

they will have been kilting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would kilt

you would kilt

he/she/it would kilt

we would kilt

you would kilt

they would kilt

Conditional continuous

I would be kilting

you would be kilting

he/she/it would be kilting

we would be kilting

you would be kilting

they would be kilting

Conditional perfect

I would have kilt

you would have kilt

he/she/it would have kilt

we would have kilt

you would have kilt

they would have kilt

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been kilting

you would have been kilting

he/she/it would have been kilting

we would have been kilting

you would have been kilting

they would have been kilting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you kilt
we let´s kilt
you kilt

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to kilt

Past participle

kilted

Present Participle

kilting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF KILT

Find out the translation of kilt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of kilt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kilt» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 苏格兰方格呢短裙
• Translator English - Spanish: falda escocesa
• English: kilt
• Translator English - Hindi: लहंगा
• Translator English - Arabic: تَنُّورَةٌ قَصِّيرَةٌ بِهَا ثَنِيَّاتٍ وَاسِعَةٍ
• Translator English - Russian: килт
• Translator English - Portuguese: kilt
• Translator English - Bengali: চেক-কাটা পশমী কাপড়ের কুঁচি দেওয়া ঘাগরা বা স্কার্টের মতো পোশাক
• Translator English - French: kilt
• Translator English - Malay: Kilt
• Translator English - German: Schottenrock
• Translator English - Japanese: キルト
• Translator English - Korean: 킬트
• Translator English - Javanese: Kilt
• Translator English - Vietnamese: váy Scotland
• Translator English - Tamil: ஸ்காட்லாண்டில் அணியப்படும் சிறிய பாவாடை
• Translator English - Marathi: झुंजणे
• Translator English - Turkish: İskoç eteği
• Translator English - Italian: kilt
• Translator English - Polish: męska spódnica szkocka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: кілт
• Translator English - Romanian: kilt
• Translator English - Greek: κιλτ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kilt
• Translator English - Swedish: kilt
• Translator English - Norwegian: kilt

6 QUOTES WITH «KILT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word kilt.

1

Marcus Brigstocke

If you want something Scottish, go get yourself a kilt.

2

Kid Cudi

People are going to wonder why you're trying to be different; it's just a natural instinct. If I was to walk down the street in a kilt, then dudes would wonder why I'm doing that, they'd think I was different or gay. It's natural for people to point fingers. That's my whole reason for trying to switch things up; don't judge a book by it's cover.

3

Sam Heughan

You do have to learn how to wear a kilt, and it's certainly very liberating and very freeing, but surprisingly very comfortable to wear, to ride a horse in a kilt. I was surprised by that.

4

Samuel L. Jackson

I did 'Formula 51' because I got to run around Liverpool in a kilt, with golf clubs.

5

Spike Milligan

Is there anything worn under the kilt? No, it's all in perfect working order.

6

Steve Valentine

I lost the accent years ago, but I'm still very proud to be Scottish, and I love wearing a kilt.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KILT»

Discover the use of kilt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kilt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Kilt

The kilt in question was worn by Mac, a Scottish soldier in North Africa during WWII, but is now worn by his grandson Tom as part of his "exotic dance" routine at a gay strip joint.

Jonathan Wilson, 2000

The Man in a Kilt

In this riveting, debut time-travel romance, a New York caterer visits the Scottish castle she's inherited and encounters a swashbuckling specter whom she can free from his curse if she proves the power of her love. Original.

Sandy Blair, 2004

Temptation in a Kilt

While heading to her grandmother's home in Glengarry in order to avoid an arranged marriage, Rosalia accepts the protection of a Scotland Highland clan until she reaches her destination, and resists falling for their leader, Laird Ciaran ...

Victoria Roberts, 2012

Devil in a Kilt

Linnet MacDonnell was the youngest of seven sisters, and not the family beauty.

Sue-Ellen Welfonder, 2009

Kilt Dead

From the rack holding an even dozen, Liss selected a kilt in the red, green, yellow , blue, and white Royal Stewart tartan and held it up for their inspection. "This one is beautifully made." Graye reached in front of his companion and flipped the ...

Kaitlyn Dunnett, 2008

A Rogue In A Kilt

In a humorous period romance, a Scottish knight needing to wed quickly in order to gain his inheritance falls under the spell of a loving and gifted healer. By the author of A Man in a Kilt. Original.

Sandy Blair, 2004

The Kilt Maker

Kilt maker Kirsty Muir finds life hard in 1960's Edinburgh where money is tight and excitement hard to find.

Anne Douglas, 2011

The American Dream in a Kilt

Meet Scottish-born George D. Wells, technology thought leader, board member and former CEO in Silicon Valley and learn what it takes to get to the top of a corporation and stay there.

George Douglas Wells, Nancy Shonka Padberg, 2006

A Thief in a Kilt

Notorious rogue Sir Ian MacKay is honorbound to return Scotland's rightful king to his ancestral throne while trying to discover the true identity of Kate Templeton, a mysterious beauty who has bewitched the court and who has refused his ...

Sandy Blair, 2006

The Emperor's New Kilt: The Two Secret Histories of Scotland

This text reveals Scotland's two secret histories: the things Scots are famous for and shouldn't be, and the things they are not famous for but should be.

Jan-Andrew Henderson, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KILT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kilt is used in the context of the following news items.

Spotlight: Local lumber lifters training for Highland Games : Lifestyles

For starters, he loves wearing a kilt and throwing heavy things. McLaren is a linchpin of the Gateway Cabermen, a group of weight-tossing folks ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»

Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival in Northampton celebrates 22nd …

Sheep herding dogs demonstrate their skills near the contest for the "bonniest knees" showing just below the kilt line. The ever present sound ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»

8 things: D.C. United a 'worst deal'; Tilted Kilt inbound for Dulles

A MarketWatch columnist is calling out D.C. United and the District in general for their recent stadium deal. D.C. landed in Jason Notte's lineup ... «Washington Business Journal, Jul 15»

CELTIC CONNECTION: Battling heat, kilt

At the Moncton Highland Games a few weeks ago, I had some trouble breathing in my kilt, which had begun to feel like a tartan corset. «Journal Pioneer, Jul 15»

Tilted Kilt comes to Dulles Town Center

Arizona-based Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery opens one of its restaurants in Dulles Town Center near P.F. Chang's China Bistro and The Cheesecake ... «Loudoun Times-Mirror, Jul 15»

Fitness fanatics burn it like Braveheart with new gym fashion …

GYM goers around the world have been channelling their inner Braveheart in the modern spin on the classic Scots kilt aimed at Crossfit ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»

Cocktail of the month: Michelada

Tilted Kilt has the perfect saucy and spicy drink to make your Sunday a Funday. Try your hand at their Michelada — a beer cocktail that puts the ... «East Valley Tribune, Jul 15»

Bubba Watson admits he wasn't a true Scotsman when he wore mini …

BUBBA WATSON admitted he wasn't a true Scotsman when he donned a mini-kilt and very little else during the drunken post-Ryder Cup party ... «Scotland Now, Jul 15»

Fun-loving Bubba Watson to don kilt and visit Domino's Pizza if he …

BUBBA WATSON could be bouncing around St Andrews on Sunday with the Claret Jug - while wearing a kilt and scoffing pizza. «Daily Star, Jul 15»

This Is Why You Should Never Reach Under a Scottish Waiter's Kilt

In any event, a group of male waiters from the city of Inverness has recently gone on strike against their establishment's kilt-only dress code. «Munchies_ Food by VICE, Jul 15»