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Webster 1913 Edition


Scutella


Scu-tel′la

,
Noun.
pl.
See
Scutellum
.

Scu-tel′la

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Scutellae
(#)
.
[NL., fem. dim. of L.
scutum
.]
(Zool.)
See
Scutellum
,
Noun.
, 2.

Definition 2024


scutella

scutella

English

Noun

scutella

  1. plural of scutellum

Noun

scutella (plural scutellae)

  1. A scutellum.


Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of scutra (tray, dish, platter).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /skuˈtel.la/, [skʊˈtɛl.la]

Noun

scutella f (genitive scutellae); first declension

  1. a small or shallow bowl, basin or dish
  2. a small salver or tray

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative scutella scutellae
genitive scutellae scutellārum
dative scutellae scutellīs
accusative scutellam scutellās
ablative scutellā scutellīs
vocative scutella scutellae

Descendants

  • Old Armenian: սկուտղ (skutł) (borrowing)
  • Old Portuguese: escudela
    • Portuguese: escudela
  • Serbo-Croatian: zdjȅla/zdȅla (borrowing), škodela (regional, borrowing), škidela (regional, borrowing)
  • Sicilian: scudedda
  • Slovene: skleda (borrowing), zdela (borrowing), skodelica (borrowing)
  • Spanish: escudilla
  • Venetian: scuèƚa, scudèla

References