scutum at English irregular forms Of Explained:

(pl) scuta

Scutum at English => English (Websters 1913) Of Explained:

Scutum \Scu"tum\, n.; pl. {Scuta}. [L.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) An oblong shield made of boards or
wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron
rim; -- carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry.

2. (O. Eng. Law) A penthouse or awning. [Obs.] --Burrill.

3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The second and largest of the four parts forming the
upper surface of a thoracic segment of an insect. It
is preceded by the prescutum and followed by the
scutellum. See the Illust. under {Thorax}.
(b) One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a
barnacle.

scutum at English (WD) Of Explained:

Inter: also » Scutum

English

Inter: wikipedia » Scutum (shield)

Etymology

From Inter: etyl » la Inter: term » scutum|scūtum|shield|lang=la.

Noun

Inter: en-noun » scuta

Inter: 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.

1. Inter: zoolog » y A scute.
2. Inter: zoolog » y One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle.
3. Inter: obsolet » e A penthouse or awning.
4. : Inter: rfquotek » Burrill

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Latin

Category: Image - :Scutum 1.jpg|thumb|tria scūta (three scuta)

Etymology

From Inter: etyl » ine-pro|la Inter: recons » skei-||to cut, split|lang=ine-pro, which is an extension of Inter: etyl » ine-pro|la Inter: recons » sek-||to cut|lang=ine-pro. Related to Category: w - :Ancient Greek|Ancient Greek Inter: term » σκῦτος||tr=skūtos|lang=grc|sc=polytonic.

Pronunciation

* Inter: a » Classical Inter: IPA » /ˈskuː.tum/|ˈskuː.tũ|lang=la

• Inter: audio » la-cls-scutum.ogg|Audio (Classical)

  Noun

  Inter: la-noun » scūtum|scuti|scūtī|n|second

a shield, especially the large oblong wooden shield carried by the Roman infantry

1. Inter: context » by metonymy shield-bearing soldiers
2. Inter: figurativel » y a defense, protection, shelter

   Inflection

   Inter: la-decl-2nd-N » scut|scūt

   Related terms

   Inter: top » 2

scūtāle

scūtāneus

scūtārius

scūtātus

Inter: mid » 2

• scutella
• scūtigerulus
• scutra
• scūtulum

Inter: botto » m

Descendants

Inter: top » 2

Albanian: shqyt

Catalan: escut

English: scute, scutum, escutcheon

French: écu

Friulian: scût

Galician: escudo

Inter: mid » 2

• Ido: skudo
• Italian: scudo
• Occitan: Inter: l » oc|escut
• Portuguese: escudo
• Romanian: scut
• Spanish: escudo

Inter: botto » m
Category: Category:la:Military -
Translation: cs » scutum
Translation: da » scutum
Translation: fr » scutum
Translation: gl » scutum
Translation: it » scutum
Translation: la » scutum
Translation: mg » scutum
Translation: ja » scutum
Translation: pl » scutum
Translation: ru » scutum
Translation: ta » scutum
Translation: vi » scutum

Scutum at English (WD) Of Explained:

Inter: also » scutum

English

Inter: wikipedi » a

Etymology

Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687; from Inter: etyl » la Inter: term » scutum|scūtum|lang=la|shield. The original name given was Inter: term » Scutum Inter: term » Sobiescianum (Sobieski's Shield) in commemoration of the victory of the Polish, Austrian, and German forces led by the Polish king Jan III Sobieski at the battle of Vienna.

Proper noun

Inter: en-proper nou » n

Inter: constellatio » n A small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a shield. It lies between the constellations of Aquila, Sagittarius, and the tail of Serpens.

Derived terms

* Scuti

Translations

Inter: trans-top » constellation

• Finnish: Inter: t+ » fi|Kilpi
• French: Écu de Sobieski {{m}}
• German: Inter: t+ » de|Schild|m

Inter: trans-mi » d

Greek: Inter: t+ » el|Ασπίς|f

Malay: Inter: t- » ms|Perisai

Russian: Щит

Spanish: Inter: t- » es|Scutum

Inter: trans-botto » m
Translation: da » Scutum
Translation: et » Scutum
Translation: el » Scutum
Translation: gl » Scutum
Translation: sv » Scutum

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