sciolus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈski.o.lus/, [ˈs̠kiɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.o.lus/, [ˈʃiːolus]

Noun

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

1. sciolist, smatterer

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sciolus	sciolī
Genitive	sciolī	sciolōrum
Dative	sciolō	sciolīs
Accusative	sciolum	sciolōs
Ablative	sciolō	sciolīs
Vocative	sciole	sciolī

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]