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scut
shield /skut/
noun#2609 most common
Also: defense, protective barrier
Example sentences
Scutul este mare.
The shield is big.
Soldatul avea un scut de fier.
The soldier had an iron shield.
Scutul antirachetă protejează țara.
The missile shield protects the country.
Guvernul a creat un scut social pentru pensionari.
The government created a social shield for pensioners.
Scuturile romane erau făcute din lemn și piele.
Roman shields were made of wood and leather.
Fără scutul protecției diplomatice, ar fi fost arestat imediat.
Without the shield of diplomatic protection, he would have been arrested immediately.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | scut | scuturi |
| Genitive | scutului | scuturilor |
| Accusative | scut | scuturi |
| Vocative | scut | scuturi |
Word family
a scutito exempt, to spare
scutireexemption
scutitexempted
scutiershield-bearer, squire
Etymology
Scut comes directly from Latin scutum, meaning shield. It belongs to the oldest layer of Romanian vocabulary, words inherited from spoken Latin rather than borrowed later. The same Latin root gave Italian scudo, French écu, and Spanish escudo, all of which shifted from literal shield to other meanings like a coat of arms or a coin.
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