scuto

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scūtum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsku.to/
• Rhymes: -uto
• Hyphenation: scù‧to

Noun

scuto m (plural scuti)

1. (zoology) Alternative form of scudo

Further reading

• scuto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

scūtō

1. dative/ablative singular of scūtum

References

• scuto 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)

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin scūtum (“shield”).

Pronunciation

• (Naples) IPA^(key): [ˈʃkuːtə]

Noun

scuto m (plural scute)

1. shield
2. scudo (historical coin worth five liras)

References

• Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “scuto”, in Schedario Napoletano