paulatim

Latin

Etymology

From paulus (“little”) +‎ -ātim (adverb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /pau̯ˈlaː.tim/, [päu̯ˈɫ̪äːt̪ɪ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pau̯ˈla.tim/, [päu̯ˈläːt̪im]

Adverb

paulātim (not comparable)

gradually, little by little, bit by bit

Descendants

→⇒ Spanish: paulatino
- → Portuguese: paulatino

References

“paulatim”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“paulatim”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
paulatim in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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