paulatim

Latin

Etymology

paulus (“little”) +‎ -ātim

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pau̯ˈlaː.tim/, [päu̯ˈɫ̪äːt̪ɪ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pau̯ˈla.tim/, [päu̯ˈläːt̪im]

Adverb

paulātim (not comparable)

  1. gradually, little by little, bit by bit

Descendants
  • Portuguese: paulatino
  • Spanish: 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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