LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

scutella

scutella f (genitive scutellae)
Classical[skʊˈtɛl.la]Ecclesiastical[skuˈtɛl.la]

Meaning

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

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescutellascutellae
genitivescutellaescutellārum
dativescutellaescutellīs
accusativescutellamscutellās
ablativescutellāscutellīs
vocativescutellascutellae

scŭtella (scutella, Ven. Carm. 11, 10, 7), ae, f. dim. scutra; cf. 1. scutula,
I. a salver or waiter, of a nearly square form: dulciculae potionis, Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 46.— Also as a stand for vases, Dig. 34, 2, 19, § 10; Ven. Fort. 3, 13, 4; 11, 10, 7.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin scutella From scutra (“tray, dish, platter”) + -la (diminutive suffix).

Old Occitan
  • Catalanescudella
  • Occitanescudèla
West Iberian
  • Portugueseescudelafrom Old Galician-Portuguese escudela
  • Spanishescudillafrom Old Spanish escudiella
  • Asturianescudiella
  • Galicianescudelafrom Old Galician-Portuguese escudela
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianscodella
  • Sicilianscuteḍḍa
  • Sicilianscudeḍḍa
Elsewhere
  • Frenchécuellefrom Old French escuele
  • Friulianscudiele
  • Franco-Provençalêcuella
  • Romanshstgadella
  • Venetanscuèƚa
  • Venetanscudèla
  • Albaniansqetull
  • Old Armenianսկուտղfrom Byzantine Greek σκουτέλα
  • Proto-Brythonic*skudell
  • Proto-West Germanic*skutilu

In English words that came into English from scutella

  • scuttlescutella
  • sculleryscutella
  • scutelliformscutella

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesScutellaScutella (Cic. Tusc. 3.19, 46) is rightly explained by Rich as a small tray or salver on which cups could be placed, and not a saucer or dish like its…

Quick answers

What does scutella mean in Latin?
scutella, a noun, means “a small or shallow bowl, basin or dish; a small salver or tray”.
What is the genitive of scutella?
The genitive singular is scutellae. scutella is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce scutella?
In classical Latin, [skʊˈtɛl.la]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [skuˈtɛl.la].
Which English words come from scutella?
English words that go back to Latin scutella include scuttle, scullery and scutelliform.