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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European *skei- (“to cut, split”). Compare Occitan escut, French écu, Spanish escudo.
Pronunciation
Noun
escut m (plural escuts)
- shield
- (heraldry) shield
- escudo (currency)
Further reading
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French escut, from Latin scūtum.
Noun
escut m (plural escuts or escuz)
- shield
Descendants
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin scutum.
Pronunciation
Noun
escut m (plural escuts)
- (Languedoc) shield
Dialectal variants
Derived terms
Old French
Etymology
From Latin scūtum.
Noun
escut oblique singular, m (oblique plural escuz or escutz, nominative singular escuz or escutz, nominative plural escut)
- shield
Derived terms
Descendants
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Latin scūtum.
Noun
escut m (oblique plural escuts, nominative singular escuts, nominative plural escut)
- shield
Descendants
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