English → Latin
“shield” in Latin
clipeusa type of large round shield, properly: a type of round shield that was convex (bowl-shaped), at least around 0.9 m in dscūtuma type of shield: the scutum, the large oblong wooden shield carried by the Roman infantry; a shield; shield-bearing solparmaa 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.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
shield
PROP., clipeus (a large shield, round or oval): scutum (large, oblong): parma (small, round): pelta (small and light, of various shapes, usually with a semicircular indentation on one side, pelta lunata).
Figuratively, Defence, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for shield?
- The usual Latin words for “shield” are clipeus, scūtum, parma; also pelta. 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.