Irish

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Etymology

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From sciath (shield) +‎ -ín; calque of New Latin scūtellum, diminutive of scūtum (shield).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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scéithín m (genitive singular scéithín, nominative plural scéithíní)

  1. (zoology) scutellum

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