Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• štit

Noun

ščit m

1. (Croatia, dialectal, nonstandard) shield

Declension

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ščitъ ‎(“shield”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *skeitum, *skoitum, from Proto-Indo-European *skey-to-m, from *skey- ‎(“to cut, separate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtʃíːt/
• Tonal orthography: ščȋt

Noun

ščít m inan ‎(genitive ščíta, nominative plural ščíti)

1. shield (armor)

Declension