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Latin
Etymology
Uncertain. Per De Vaan, possibly a loanword; derivation from Latin scūtum (“shield”) is morphologically difficult, despite the resemblance in sense and form. If related, the common root could be Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, split”) or Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, protect”). If a loanword, Ancient Greek χύτρα (khútra, “earthen pot”) has been suggested as a candidate source.
Pronunciation
Noun
scutra f (genitive scutrae); first declension
- flat dish, platter, tray
Declension
First-declension noun.
Derived terms
References
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “scutra”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 548
- ^ Oswald Szemerényi (1989) An den Quellen des lateinischen Wortschatzes, page 116
Further reading
- “scutra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- scutra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- scutra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Sicilian
Etymology
Unknown, maybe Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskuʈɹa/
- Hyphenation: scu‧tra
Noun
scutra f (plural scutra)
- bad luck