scientiola
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.