LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

guttātim

guttātim (not comparable)
Classical[ɡʊtˈtaː.tĩː]Ecclesiastical[ɡutˈtaː.tim]

Meaning

  1. not comparabledropwise, drop by drop

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Gutta · Stilla · Stiria

Gutta is a natural, stilla (στίλη, σταλάξαι), an artificial measured drop. Further, the principal notion in gutta is that of smallness, hence guttatim means drop by drop; whereas in stilla the principal notion is that of humidity, hence stillatim means trickling or dripping. Stilla means a liquid; stiria (στερεά) a frozen drop. (iii. 4.)

guttātim, adv. gutta,
I. by drops, drop by drop (ante- and post-class.): lacrimae guttatim cadunt, Enn. ap. Non. 116, 1 (Trag. v. 238 Vahl.): pluvia guttatim labitur, Arn. 2, 84; App. M. 3, p. 130: cor guttatim contabescit, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 92.

Origins

From gutta (“drop”) + -ātim.

Descendants
  • Englishguttatim

In English words that came into English from guttātim

  • guttatimguttātim

Quick answers

What does guttātim mean in Latin?
guttātim, a adverb, means “dropwise, drop by drop”.
How do you pronounce guttātim?
In classical Latin, [ɡʊtˈtaː.tĩː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡutˈtaː.tim].