LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

scintillātiō

scintillātiō f (genitive scintillātiōnis)
Classical[skɪn.tɪlˈlaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[ʃin.tilˈlat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. sparkling

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescintillātiōscintillātiōnēs
genitivescintillātiōnisscintillātiōnum
dativescintillātiōnīscintillātiōnibus
accusativescintillātiōnemscintillātiōnēs
ablativescintillātiōnescintillātiōnibus
vocativescintillātiōscintillātiōnēs

scintillātĭo, ōnis, f. scintillo,
I. a sparkling: oculorum, as a disease, Plin. 20, 9, 33, § 80.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin scintillātiō From scintillō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Russianсцинтилляция

Quick answers

What does scintillātiō mean in Latin?
scintillātiō, a noun, means “sparkling”.
What is the genitive of scintillātiō?
The genitive singular is scintillātiōnis. scintillātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce scintillātiō?
In classical Latin, [skɪn.tɪlˈlaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ʃin.tilˈlat.t͡si.o].