adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
pauxillulus
pauxillulus (feminine pauxillula, neuter pauxillulum)
Classical[pau̯kˈsɪl.lʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[pau̯kˈsil.lu.lus]
Meaning
- adjectivevery little, very small
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pauxillulus | pauxillula | pauxillulum |
| genitive | pauxillulī | pauxillulae | pauxillulī |
| dative | pauxillulō | pauxillulae | pauxillulō |
| accusative | pauxillulum | pauxillulam | pauxillulum |
| ablative | pauxillulō | pauxillulā | pauxillulō |
| vocative | pauxillule | pauxillula | pauxillulum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pauxillulī | pauxillulae | pauxillula |
| genitive | pauxillulōrum | pauxillulārum | pauxillulōrum |
| dative | pauxillulīs | pauxillulīs | pauxillulīs |
| accusative | pauxillulōs | pauxillulās | pauxillula |
| ablative | pauxillulīs | pauxillulīs | pauxillulīs |
| vocative | pauxillulī | pauxillulae | pauxillula |
pauxillŭlus (pausill-), a, um,
I. adj. dim. [pauxillus], very little, very small (anteand post-class.):
in libello hoc obsignato ad te attuli pauxillulo, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 16: lembus, id. Merc. 1, 2, 81: pisces, id. Rud. 4, 3, 58: poculum, id. Stich. 1, 3, 115: fames, id. ib. 1, 3, 9: vis, id. Rud. 3, 4, 24 Fleck. (al. pauxillulum): admonitiones, Gell. N. A. praef. med.—(b). Subst.: pauxil-lŭlum (pausill-), n., a little:
de tuis deliciis, Plaut. Truc. 5, 48.—Absol.: reliquom pauxillulum nummorum, Ter. Phorm. 1, 1, 3.—Hence, adv.: pauxillŭlum (pausill-), a little: hanc forem pausillulum aperi, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 7, 35; Sid. Ep. 8, 9; 2, 9.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pauxillulus adj. dim.
pauxillus, dim. of paucus, very little .—As subst n., a little bit, trifling remnant : Nummorum, T.
Origins
Diminutive form of pauxillus.