paulatim

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pau̯ˈlaː.tim/, [päu̯ˈɫ̪äːt̪ɪ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pau̯ˈla.tim/, [päu̯ˈläːt̪im]

Adverb

paulātim (not comparable)

1. 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.