sciolus

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive form of scius (knowing) found in Late Latin.

Pronunciation

Noun

sciolus m (genitive sciolī, feminine sciola); second declension

  1. sciolist, smatterer

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative sciolus sciolī
genitive sciolī sciolōrum
dative sciolō sciolīs
accusative sciolum sciolōs
ablative sciolō sciolīs
vocative sciole sciolī

Descendants

  • English: sciolist (learned)

Further reading

  • sciolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sciolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • sciolus”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]