scutum
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin scūtum (“shield”).
Noun [edit]
scutum (plural scuta)
- (historical, Roman antiquity) An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry of the Roman army.
- (zoology) A scute.
- (zoology) One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle.
- (obsolete) A penthouse or awning.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Burrill to this entry?)
Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *skei- (“to cut, split”), which is an extension of Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”). Related to Ancient Greek σκῦτος (skūtos).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
scūtum (genitive scūtī); n, second declension
- a shield, especially the large oblong wooden shield carried by the Roman infantry
- (by metonymy) shield-bearing soldiers
- (figuratively) a defense, protection, shelter
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | scūtum | scūta |
| genitive | scūtī | scūtōrum |
| dative | scūtō | scūtīs |
| accusative | scūtum | scūta |
| ablative | scūtō | scūtīs |
| vocative | scūtum | scūta |
