scutum

Meaning

1. (declension-2) a type of shield: the scutum, the large oblong wooden shield carried by the Roman infantry
2. (declension-2) a shield
3. (declension-2, metonymically) shield-bearing soldiers
4. (declension-2, figuratively) a defense, protection, shelter

Concepts

shield

🛡️

defense

escutcheon

shell

🐚

shelter

sign

oblong shield

scutum

buckler

pavache

Synonyms

clipeus

signum

scutus

Translations

Schild

scudo

🛡️

escudo

🛡️

schild

🛡️

escut

🛡️

bouclier

🛡️

écu

🛡️

escudo

🛡️

escut

kalkan

🛡️

ασπίδα

scutum

escussó

broquer

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈskuː.tũː]

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Italic *skoitom (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *skoy-tó-m (“piece of wood, sheath, shield”), from *skey- (“to cut, split”); cognate with Old Irish scíath (“shield”), Russian щит (ščit, “shield”). Alternative theories derive the term from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, protect”) via *(s)kuH-tó-m. It is unclear whether it is related to scutra (“platter, tray”).