LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

scientiola

scientiola f (genitive scientiolae)
Classical[ski.ɛnˈti.ɔ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ʃi.enˈt͡siː.o.la]

Meaning

  1. feminineA little knowledge, smattering.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescientiolascientiolae
genitivescientiolaescientiolārum
dativescientiolaescientiolīs
accusativescientiolamscientiolās
ablativescientiolāscientiolīs
vocativescientiolascientiolae

scĭentĭŏla, ae, f. dim. scientia,
I. a little knowledge, a smattering, Aug. Civ. Dei, 11, 31: parvas concinnavit scientiolas artium, Arn. 2, 56.

Origins

From scientia (“knowledge”, noun) + -ola (diminutive-forming suffix), from sciēns, present active participle of sciō (“to know, understand”).

Quick answers

What does scientiola mean in Latin?
scientiola, a noun, means “A little knowledge, smattering.”.
What is the genitive of scientiola?
The genitive singular is scientiolae. scientiola is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce scientiola?
In classical Latin, [ski.ɛnˈti.ɔ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ʃi.enˈt͡siː.o.la].