pauxillus

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive form of paulus, itself from Proto-Italic *paukslos

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [pau̯kˈsɪl.lʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [pau̯kˈsil.lus]

Adjective

pauxillus (feminine pauxilla, neuter pauxillum); first/second-declension adjective

1. very small, tiny

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	pauxillus	pauxilla	pauxillum		pauxillī	pauxillae	pauxilla
genitive	pauxillī	pauxillae	pauxillī		pauxillōrum	pauxillārum	pauxillōrum
dative	pauxillō	pauxillae	pauxillō		pauxillīs
accusative	pauxillum	pauxillam	pauxillum		pauxillōs	pauxillās	pauxilla
ablative	pauxillō	pauxillā	pauxillō		pauxillīs
vocative	pauxille	pauxilla	pauxillum		pauxillī	pauxillae	pauxilla

Derived terms

• pauxillulus

References

• “pauxillus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “pauxillus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• pauxillus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016