English → Latin
“buckler” in Latin
scūtuma type of shield: the scutum, the large oblong wooden shield carried by the Roman infantry; a shield; shield-bearing solclipeusa type of large round shield, properly: a type of round shield that was convex (bowl-shaped), at least around 0.9 m in dparmaa parma; a round shield carried by the infantry and cavalry; any shield; a Thraex; a gladiator armed with a parmapeltaa small crescent-shaped shield of Thracian design.scūtŭlumA small shieldparmulaa small round shield
The English word buckler itself goes back to Latin bucca, through *bucculārius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
buckler
scutum (large), clipeus (smaller), parma; pelta (small, and of the shape of a half moon). A little buckler, scutulum; parmula.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for buckler?
- The usual Latin words for “buckler” are scūtum, clipeus, parma; also pelta, scūtŭlum, parmula. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.