scutra

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

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsku.tra/, [ˈs̠kʊt̪rä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsku.tra/, [ˈskuːt̪rä]

Noun

scutra f (genitive scutrae); first declension

1. flat dish, platter, tray

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	scutra	scutrae
Genitive	scutrae	scutrārum
Dative	scutrae	scutrīs
Accusative	scutram	scutrās
Ablative	scutrā	scutrīs
Vocative	scutra	scutrae

Derived terms

• scutella

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)

1. bad luck