paulisper

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Latin

Etymology

Univerbation of paulīs (“a few, a little”, abl. pl.) +‎ -per (“through”), originally a postpositional phrase.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pau̯ˈliːs.per/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pau̯ˈlis.per/,

Adverb

paulīsper (not comparable)

(temporal) a bit, a little (for only a brief period)
Antonym: diu
- c. 190 BCE – 185 BCE, Plautus, Amphitryon 1.695:
  Paulīsper manē.
  Wait a little.

See also

Further reading

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

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