scuttle
English
/ˈskʌtəl/, /ˈskʌtəl/
noun
Definitions
- A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal).
- A broad, shallow basket.
- (obsolete) A dish, platter or a trencher.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English scuttel inherited from Old English scutel (platter, dish) derived from Latin scutella (a dish, small flat dish, shallow bowl, small platter).
Origin
Latin
scutella
Gloss
a dish, small flat dish, shallow bowl, small platter
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- butt English
- scutelliform English
- scuttlebutt English
- scuttleful English
- scuttler English
- scutella Latin
- scutellaris Latin
- scutra Latin
- Kloschüssel German
- Schüssel German
- Waschschüssel German
- scodella Italian
- satellietschotel Dutch, Flemish
- schotel Dutch, Flemish
- schotelantenne Dutch, Flemish
- scutel Old English
- scuttel Middle English
- escuele Old French
- escudella Catalan, Valencian
- scuzzila Old High German
- սկուտղ Old Armenian
- schüzzel Middle High German
- Schossel Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- escudela Old Portuguese
- scudiele Friulian
- escudiella Old Spanish
- skudel Cornish