paulus

See also: Paulus

Latin

Alternative forms
  • paullus

Etymology

For *paurulus, from Proto-Italic *paurelos, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂uros, from *peh₂w-. Compare with its equivalence later formed parvulus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpau̯.lus/, [ˈpau̯.ɫʊs]

Adjective

paulus (feminine paula, neuter paulum, adverb paulō); first/second-declension adjective

  1. little, small

Usage notes

Used especially pertaining to size.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative paulus paula paulum paulī paulae paula
Genitive paulī paulae paulī paulōrum paulārum paulōrum
Dative paulō paulō paulīs
Accusative paulum paulam paulum paulōs paulās paula
Ablative paulō paulā paulō paulīs
Vocative paule paula paulum paulī paulae paula

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

References
  • paulus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • paulus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • paulus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • paulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) the delivery is rather halting, poor: actio paulum claudicat
  • paulus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • paulus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.