"scintilla" meaning in Latin

See scintilla in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /skinˈtil.la/ [Classical], [s̠kɪn̪ˈt̪ɪlːʲä] [Classical], /ʃinˈtil.la/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ʃin̪ˈt̪ilːä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Most likely from Proto-Indo-European *ski-nto-, from *(s)ḱeh₁y- (“to gleam, shine”), which is the source of English shine. Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro|*ski-nto-}} Proto-Indo-European *ski-nto-, {{m|ine-pro|*(s)ḱeh₁y-|t=to gleam, shine}} *(s)ḱeh₁y- (“to gleam, shine”), {{cog|en|shine}} English shine Head templates: {{la-noun|scintilla<1>}} scintilla f (genitive scintillae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|scintilla<1>}} Forms: scintillae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], scintilla [nominative, singular], scintillae [nominative, plural], scintillae [genitive, singular], scintillārum [genitive, plural], scintillae [dative, singular], scintillīs [dative, plural], scintillam [accusative, singular], scintillās [accusative, plural], scintillā [ablative, singular], scintillīs [ablative, plural], scintilla [singular, vocative], scintillae [plural, vocative]
  1. spark Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-scintilla-la-noun-kvRzgJ5Z
  2. glimmer Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-scintilla-la-noun-pzwnZ75O Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: scintillō

Inflected forms

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        }
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    },
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        {
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        }
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      "text": "→ English: scintilla"
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: scintilla",
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        }
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      "text": "→ Italian: scintilla"
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      "text": "Asturian: centella"
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      "text": "Old Catalan:"
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      "depth": 1,
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        "inflection-template"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scintillam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "scintillās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "scintillā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scintillīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scintilla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
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  "lang": "Latin",
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A small spark neglected has often roused to a great inferno.",
          "text": "1st century AD, Quintus Curtius Rufus, Historiarum Alexandri Magni Macedonis Libri Qui Supersunt; Book VI, Chapter III\nParva saepe scintilla contempta magnum excitavit incendium.",
          "type": "quotation"
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      "ipa": "/skinˈtil.la/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[s̠kɪn̪ˈt̪ɪlːʲä]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʃinˈtil.la/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃin̪ˈt̪ilːä]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scintilla"
}
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    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin feminine nouns",
    "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
    "Latin first declension nouns",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation"
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          "name": "desc"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Middle French: estincelle"
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        {
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ English: tinsel"
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      "depth": 4,
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        {
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            "2": "étincelle"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "French: étincelle"
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        {
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            "2": "scintilla",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: scintilla"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: scintilla",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "roa-ole",
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          "expansion": "Old Leonese:",
          "name": "desc"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "roa-oca",
            "2": "-"
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          "expansion": "Old Catalan:",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "Old Catalan:"
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "centella"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "roa-opt",
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      "text": "Old Galician-Portuguese: centella"
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "-"
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          "expansion": "Old Spanish:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Old Spanish:"
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      "depth": 2,
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            "1": "es",
            "2": "centella"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "centelha",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: centelha",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: centelha"
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      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "sc",
            "2": "schinchidha",
            "3": "scincidha"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sardinian: schinchidha, scincidha"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "vec",
            "2": "s-ciantixo",
            "3": "sciantizha",
            "4": "sintiła"
          },
          "expansion": "Venetian: s-ciantixo, sciantizha, sintiła",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Venetian: s-ciantixo, sciantizha, sintiła"
    }
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      "form": "scintillae",
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        "genitive"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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        "inflection-template"
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "scintillārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scintillae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scintillīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scintillam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scintillās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scintillā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scintillīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scintilla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scintillae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scintilla<1>"
      },
      "expansion": "scintilla f (genitive scintillae); first declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scintilla<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A small spark neglected has often roused to a great inferno.",
          "text": "1st century AD, Quintus Curtius Rufus, Historiarum Alexandri Magni Macedonis Libri Qui Supersunt; Book VI, Chapter III\nParva saepe scintilla contempta magnum excitavit incendium.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spark"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spark",
          "spark"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "glimmer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "glimmer",
          "glimmer"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/skinˈtil.la/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[s̠kɪn̪ˈt̪ɪlːʲä]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃinˈtil.la/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃin̪ˈt̪ilːä]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scintilla"
}

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