LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

scūtellum

scūtellum n (genitive scūtellī)
Classical[skuːˈtɛl.lũː]Ecclesiastical[skuˈtɛl.lum]

Meaning

  1. diminutivediminutive of scūtum
  2. scutellum
    II. Scutello thoraci concolore, antennis nigris setaceis (Bracones alis obscuris);2. Thoracic scutellum of the same color, antennae black with setae (dark-winged bracons);1829, Johann Ludwig Christian Carl Gravenhorst, “Caput I. Historia culturae Ichneumonidum.”, in Ichneumonologia europaea., volume 1, page 9:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescūtellumscūtella
genitivescūtellīscūtellōrum
dativescūtellōscūtellīs
accusativescūtellumscūtella
ablativescūtellōscūtellīs
vocativescūtellumscūtella

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  2. Latinscūtellum

Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Proto-Indo-European *skoy-tó-m Proto-Italic *skoitom? Latin scūtum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin scutellum From scūtum (“shield”) + -ellus (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishscutellum
  • Frenchscutellum

In English words that came into English from scūtellum

  • scutellumscūtellum

Quick answers

What does scūtellum mean in Latin?
scūtellum, a noun, means “diminutive of scūtum; scutellum”.
What is the genitive of scūtellum?
The genitive singular is scūtellī. scūtellum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce scūtellum?
In classical Latin, [skuːˈtɛl.lũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [skuˈtɛl.lum].
Where does scūtellum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sek-? → Latin scūtellum.