paulisper

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pau̯ˈliːs.per/, [päu̯ˈlʲiːs̠pɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pau̯ˈlis.per/, [päu̯ˈlisper]

Adverb

paulīsper (not comparable)

1. (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

• aliquantīsper
• parumper
• quantīsper
• tantīsper

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.