scientiola
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Diminutive of scientia (“knowledge”), from sciēns, present active participle of sciō (“I know, understand”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ski.enˈti.o.la/, [s̠kiɛn̪ˈt̪iɔɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ʃi.enˈt͡si.o.la/, [ʃienˈt̪͡s̪iːolä]
Noun[edit]
scientiola f (genitive scientiolae); first declension
- A little knowledge, smattering.
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | scientiola | scientiolae |
Genitive | scientiolae | scientiolārum |
Dative | scientiolae | scientiolīs |
Accusative | scientiolam | scientiolās |
Ablative | scientiolā | scientiolīs |
Vocative | scientiola | scientiolae |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “scientiola”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- scientiola in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.