scintilla

Most likely from Proto-Indo-European *ski-nto-, from *(s)ḱeh₁y- (“to gleam, shine”), which is the source of English shine.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /skinˈtil.la/, [s̠kɪn̪ˈt̪ɪlːʲä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ʃinˈtil.la/, [ʃin̪ˈt̪ilːä]

Noun

scintilla f (genitive scintillae); first declension

1. spark [ quotations ▼]
2. glimmer

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	scintilla	scintillae
Genitive	scintillae	scintillārum
Dative	scintillae	scintillīs
Accusative	scintillam	scintillās
Ablative	scintillā	scintillīs
Vocative	scintilla	scintillae

Derived terms

• scintillō