adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
tantillus
tantillus (feminine tantilla, neuter tantillum)
Classical[tanˈtɪl.lʊs]Ecclesiastical[tanˈtil.lus]
Meaning
- adjectiveso little, so small
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tantillus | tantilla | tantillum |
| genitive | tantillī | tantillae | tantillī |
| dative | tantillō | tantillae | tantillō |
| accusative | tantillum | tantillam | tantillum |
| ablative | tantillō | tantillā | tantillō |
| vocative | tantille | tantilla | tantillum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tantillī | tantillae | tantilla |
| genitive | tantillōrum | tantillārum | tantillōrum |
| dative | tantillīs | tantillīs | tantillīs |
| accusative | tantillōs | tantillās | tantilla |
| ablative | tantillīs | tantillīs | tantillīs |
| vocative | tantillī | tantillae | tantilla |
tantillus, a, um,
I. adj. dim. [tantulus], so little, so small; in neutr. subst., so little a thing, such a little thing (mostly anteclass.; not in Cic.).
A. With correl.-clause:
febrem tantillam esse, ut, etc., Cels. 2, 8: tantillum loci, ubi catellus cubet, id mihi sat est loci, Plaut. Stich. 4, 2, 40: si hercle tantillum peccassis, etc., id. Rud. 4, 4, 106.— B. Absol.: quem ego modo puerum tantillum in manibus gestavi meis, * Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 24:
monstrum mulieris! tantilla tanta verba funditat, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 61: donum, id. Truc. 2, 7, 59.—II. Subst.: tan-tillum, i, n., so little, such a trifle:
hoccine mihi ob labores tantos tantillum dari? Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 56: haud tantillo minus, id. Most. 2, 1, 47.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
tantillus adj. dim.
tantus, so little, so small (old): puer, T.
Origins
Diminutive form of tantulus.