scientiola

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of scientia (“knowledge”), from sciēns, present active participle of sciō (“I know, understand”).

Noun

scientiola (genitive scientiolae); f, first declension

1. A little knowledge, smattering.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	scientiola	scientiolae
genitive	scientiolae	scientiolārum
dative	scientiolae	scientiolīs
accusative	scientiolam	scientiolās
ablative	scientiolā	scientiolīs
vocative	scientiola	scientiolae

Related terms

sciēns scientia scienter scientificus

scīlicet sciō scīscō

References

• scientiola in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879