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pauci, v. paucus, II. A.

paucĭes (or paucĭens), adv. [paucus], a few times, seldom, rarely (ante-class.): tuam uxorem pauciens video, Titin. ap. Fest. p. 220 Müll. and ap. Non. 157, 17: in urbem paucies venire, id. ap. Non. 157, 18; Cael. ap. Non. 157, 19.

* paucĭlŏquĭum, ĭi, n. [paucus-lo quor], a speaking but little, Plaut. Merc. 1, 1, 31.

paucĭtas, ātis, f. [paucus], a small number, fewness, scarcity, paucity (class.): quanta oratorum sit semperque fuerit paucitas, Cic. de Or. 1, 2, 8: in summā paucitate amicorum, id. Fam. 4, 11, 1: portuum, Caes. B. G. 3, 9: paucitatem militum Caesaris despiciens, id. B. C. 3, 111: loci, Liv. 2, 50, 10: quae res et paucitatem eorum insignem et multitudinem Etruscorum . . . faciebat, id. 2, 50, 8: nimia paucitas suorum, id. 28, 3, 8.
Without a gen.: de pantheris agitur mandatu meo diligenter; sed mira paucitas est, Cic. Fam. 2, 11, 2; Caes. B. G. 3, 2, 3; Sall. C. 53, 4; Cic. Inv. 1, 22, 32; Quint. 5, 7, 23.

paucŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [id.], very few, very little (mostly ante- and postclass., and commonly in plur.): inter pauculos amicos, Cato ap. Front. Ep. ad Anton. 1, 2: mane, paucula etiam sciscitare prius volo, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 52: volo te verbis pauculis, id. Ep. 3, 4, 28: loquitor paucula, Ter. Heaut. 4, 6, 24: in diebus pauculis, Plaut. Truc. 2, 8, 13: ut ibi pauculos dies esset, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 6: quare dereliquisti pauculas oves istas? Vulg. 1 Reg. 17, 28.
In sing.: post pauculum tempus, App. M. 11, p. 272, 3.

paucus, a, um

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  1. I. gen. plur. paucūm, Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4, fin.
    Dat. plur. fem.
    paucabus, Cn. Gellius ap. Charis. p. 39 P.), adj. [root pau-; Gr. παύω, to cause to cease, παῦλα, remnant, παῦρος, little; cf. paulus, pauper, parvus (παῦρος)], few, little (the sing. very rare; cf.: parvus, exiguus, rarus): verbūm Paucūm, Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4, 4 (Ann. v. 252 Vahl.): in diebus paucis Chrysis moritur, Ter. And. 1, 1, 77: paucis diebus post mortem Africani, Cic. Lael. 1, 3; cf.: his paucis diebus, a few days ago, id. de Or. 1, 37, 168; id. Tusc. 5, 35, 102: causae modicae et paucae, id. de Or. 2, 32, 140: pauci admodum familiares, id. Lael. 1, 2; id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 1; id. Fam. 2, 7, 3: paucorum hominum et mentis bene sanae (i. e. paucis hominibus familiariter utens), Hor. S. 1, 9, 44; cf. Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 19 and v. Ruhnk. ad h. l. Lycurgus γέροντας Lacedaemone appellavit, nimis is quidem paucos, XXVIII., quos, etc., Cic. Rep. 2, 28, 50: nimium fortasse pauci viverent, Lact. Ira Dei, 20, 5.
    Comp ne pauciores cum pluribus manum consererent, Sall. J. 49, 2. pauciora navigia, Auct. B. Afr.
    Sup.: quam paucissimae plagae, Cels. 7, 2.
          1. (β) In sing.: tibia tenuis simplexque foramine pauco, Hor. A. P. 203: injurias pauco aere diluere, Gell. 20, 1, 31.
  2. II. Subst.
    1. A. pauci, ōrum, m., few, a few: ut metus ad omnes, poena ad paucos perveniret, Cic. Clu. 46, 128: pauci sciebant, id. Mur. 11, 25: calumnia paucorum, Sall. C. 30, 4: paucorum potentia, id. ib. 39, 1; 20, 7.
      Sometimes pauci is used in the sense of the few, the select few (opp. multi, the many, the multitude): non paucis . . . ac sapientibus esse probatum, Lucil. ap. Non. 519, 10: paucorum judicium, Cic. Or. 3, 13: eorum qui pauci nominantur, id. Lael. 6, 22: pauciores, the more distinguished (opp. plures), Plaut. Trin. 1, 1, 12.
      Hence, inter paucos (paucas), in paucis, adverb., with adjj., especially, eminently, extraordinarily, etc.: nobilis pugna atque inter paucas memorata, Liv. 22, 7, 1: pugna memorabilis inter paucas, id. 23, 44, 4: situs inter paucas munitae urbis, id. 38, 15, 9: Florus, inter paucos disertus, Quint. 10, 3, 13: Hector, in paucis Alexandro carus, Curt. 4, 8, 7: regi carus in paucis, id. 6, 8, 2: in paucis digna res, Plin. 30, 1, 1, § 1; 27, 7, 28, § 45.
    2. B. pauca, ōrum, n., a few words: philosophandum est paucis, nam omnino haut placet, Enn. ap. Gell. 5, 15, 9 (Trag. v. 417 Vahl.): pauca sunt, tecum quae volo, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 214 P.: audite, pueri, pauca, Afran. ap. Non. 403, 21: in pauca confer, Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 54: paucis me misit ad eam, id. Bacch. 4, 1, 16: paucis rem attingere, id. Truc. 4, 4, 11: ausculta paucis, Ter. And. 3, 3, 4: paucis te volo, id. ib. 1, 1, 2: paucis docebo, Verg. A. 4, 116: pauca refert, id. ib. 4, 333: pauca respondere, Hor. S. 1, 6, 61: ipsi pauca velim, Juv. 5, 107: cetera quam paucissimis absolvam, Sall. J. 17, 2.

paulātim (paull-), adv. [paulum], by little and little, by degrees, gradually (syn. sensim).

  1. I. Lit.: labefacto paulatim, Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 68: paulatim Germanos consuescere Rhenum transire, Caes. B. G. 1, 33: collis leviter fastigatus paulatim ad planitiem redibat, id. ib. 2, 8; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 17, 1: ubi paulatim licentia crevit, Sall. C. 51, 30; Verg. E. 4, 28: paulatim adnabam terrae, id. A. 6, 358: calere, Juv. 1, 83: aliquem accipere, id. 2, 84: vitia exuere, id. 13, 188.
  2. II. In partic., of the succession of parts one after the other, a few or a little at a time: paulatim ex castris discedere coeperunt, non omnes simul, sed subinde pauci, Caes. B. G. 4, 30; cf. Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 45; Dig. 49, 14, 47.
    With gen.: aquae paulatim addito, add water a little at a time, Cato, R. R. 74.

Paulĭānus (Paull-), a, um, v. 2. Paulus, A.

Paulīnus (Paull-), a, um, v. 2. Paulus, B.

paulisper (paull-), adv. [paulumper], for a little while, for a short time (cf. parumper): quasi solstitialis herba, paulisper fui: Repente exortus sum, repentino occidi, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 36; id. Aul. 4, 10, 75: paulisper mane, id. As. 5, 2, 30; Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 45: paulisper tace, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 41; id. Rud. 2, 7, 32; id. Bacch. 3, 3, 12: lectica paulisper deposita, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 24, § 53; id. Leg. 1, 13, 39: paulisper intermittere proelium, Caes. B. G. 3, 5.

        1. (β) With dum or donec, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 65; id. Rud. 4, 3, 97: Milo paulisper, dum se uxor, ut fit, comparat, commoratus est, Cic. Mil. 10, 28: sedit tacitus paulisper, donec nuntiatum est, etc., Liv. 28, 26 fin.

paulō (paull-), abl., v. 1. paulus.

paulŭlātim (paull-), adv. dim. [paululus], by little and little, by degrees, gradually (Appul.), App. M. 2, p. 121, 35; 5, p. 167, 26.

paulŭlō (paull-), abl., v. paululus.

paulŭlum (paull-), adv., v. paululus fin.

paulŭlus (paull-), a, um, adj. dim. [1. paulus], very little, very small (most freq. in neutr. and adverb.): pila, Cato, R. R. 14, 2: pecunia, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 24: de paulo paululum hoc tibi dabo, id. Curc. 1, 2, 31: da mihi paululum bibere, Vulg. Gen. 24, 45; id. Judic. 4, 19: spatium, Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 21: via, Liv. 8, 11: equi hominesque paululi et graciles, id. 35, 11: admixto paululo sale, Pall. 12, 22.

        1. (β) Subst.: paulŭ-lum, i, n., a little bit, a trifle.
          With gen.: paululum praedae feci, Plaut. Poen. 3, 6, 7: paululum pecuniae, Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 56: obsoni, id. And. 2, 2, 23: operae, id. Eun. 2, 2, 50: morae, Cic. Cat. 1, 4, 9.
          Absol.: nihil aut admodum paululum, Cic. N. D. 2, 46, 118: paululum ad beatam vitam deesse, id. Tusc. 5, 8, 23.
          Hence, in abl.: paululo, a little, somewhat: si nequeas paululo, at quanti queas, Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 30: valeo, sicut soleo: paululo tamen etiam deterius quam soleo, Lucc. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 14, 1.
          Hence, adv.: paulŭlum, a little, a very little, somewhat: abscede paululum istuc, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 75: concede istuc paululum; audin’? Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 38: paululum opperirier si vis, id. ib. 5, 2, 51: paululum respirare, Cic. Quint. 16, 53: mente paululum inminutā, Sall. J. 65, 1: spirans, id. C. 61, 4: si paululum intermissa fuerit, Quint. 1, 6, 8: paululum tempore nostro superiores, id. 8, 3, 25.

paulum (paull-), adv., v. 1. paulus fin.

1. paulus (paull-), a, um, adj. [for paurulus; Gr. root παῦρος; cf. misellus for miserulus].

  1. I. In gen., little, small (anteclass. and poet.): paulo momento huc vel illuc impelli, Ter. And. 1, 5, 31: paulo sumptu, id. Ad. 5, 4, 22: pauper a paulo lare, Varr. L. L. 5, § 92 Müll.: paula trua, Titin. ap. Non. 19, 19.
          1. (β) Subst.: pau-lum, i, n., a little, a trifle: de paulo paululum hoc tibi dabo, Plaut. Curc. 1, 2, 31: quasi vero paulum intersiet, Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 18: an paulum hoc esse tibi videtur? id. ib. 5, 2, 18; 5, 8, 38: agelli paulum, id. Ad. 5, 8, 26: supplicī, id. And. 5, 3, 32; so, negotī, id. Heaut. 3, 1, 92: lucri, id. ib. 4, 4, 25: paulum huic Cottae tribuit partium, allotted a small part of his defence, Cic. de Or. 1, 53, 229: nil Aut paulum abstulerat, Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 33: ubi paulum nescio quid superest, Juv. 11, 47: post paulum, v. infra.
  2. II. Adverb. uses.
    1. A. Abl.: paulo, by a little, a little, somewhat.
      1. 1. With comp.: paulo prius, Plaut. Men. 4, 3, 7: liberius paulo, Cic. Or. 24, 82: civis haud paulo melior, quam, etc., id. Att. 2, 12, 3: paulo secus, id. de Or. 3, 30, 119: haud paulo plus, id. Fam. 7, 1, 3: paulo minus consideratus, id. Quint. 3, 11: paulo magis affabre factus, id. Verr. 1, 5, 14: verbis paulo magis priscis uti, id. Brut. 21, 82: paulo longius processerant, Caes. B. G. 2, 20: maturius paulo, id. ib. 1, 54: paulo minus quatuordecim annos, a little under, Suet. Ner. 40: paulo minus, quam privatum egit, id. Tib. 26: paulo minus octogesimo aetatis anno decessit, Plin. Ep. 7, 24, 1: paulo minus quinque millia, id. Pan. 28, 4.
      2. 2. Esp. with ante, post: quae paulo ante praecepta dedimus, Cic. Part. 39, 137: paulo ante, id. Verr. 2, 4, 3, § 6; Juv. 6, 227; 9, 114: post paulo, just after, a little after, Sall. C. 18, 3; Liv. 22, 60.
      3. 3. With words and expressions implying superiority or comparison: magnitudine paulo antecedunt, Caes. B. G. 6, 26: verba paulo nimium redundantia, Cic. de Or. 2, 21, 88: histrio si paulo se movit extra numerum, id. Par. 3, 2, 26: paulo ultra eum locum, Caes. B. C. 3, 66: paulo mox, Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 268.
      4. 4. Without comparison (rare), a little, somewhat: paulo qui est homo tolerabilis, Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 31: ut non solum gloriosis consiliis utamur, sed etiam paulo salubribus, Cic. Att. 8, 12, 5: aut nihil aut paulo cui tum concedere digna, Lux mea, etc., Cat. 68, 131.
        Hence,
    2. B. Acc.: paulum, a little, somewhat: paulum supra eum locum, Caes. B. G. 6, 9: epistolae me paulum recreant, Cic. Att. 9, 6, 5: paulum differre, id. Agr. 2, 31, 85: requiescere, id. de Or. 1, 62, 265: commorari, id. Rosc. Com. 10, 28: scaphae paulum progressae, Sall. ap. Gell. 10, 26, 10 (Hist. 1, 60 Dietsch): paulum aspectu conterritus haesit, Verg. A. 3, 597.
          1. (β) With adv. of time or place: post paulum, a little later, after a short time, Caes. B. G. 7, 50; Quint. 9, 4, 19; 2, 17, 25; 11, 3, 148: ultra paulum, id. 11, 3, 21; cf.: infra jugulum, Suet. Caes. 82; cf. also: paulum praelabitur ante, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 43, 111.
          2. (γ) With comp.: haud paulum major, Sil. 15, 21: tardius, Stat. Th. 10, 938.

2. Paulus (Paull-), i, m., a Roman surname (not a praenomen; cf. Borghesi Framm. deFasti Cons. i. p. 49, and his Dec. Numism. 4, n. 10) of the Æmilian family, Cic. Lael. 6, 21; id. Verr. 2, 5, 6, § 14.

  1. I. L. Aemilius Paulus, a consul who fell in the battle near Cannœ, Hor. C. 1, 12, 38; Cic. Sen. 20, 75; id. Div. 2, 33, 71.
  2. II. The son of no. I., the adoptive father of the younger Scipio and the conqueror of Perseus, Cic. Rab. Post. 1, 2; id. Sen. 6, 15.
  3. III. Q. Paulus Fabius Maximus, a consul A. U. C. 743, Front. Aquaed. 100.
  4. IV. Julius Paulus, a celebrated jurist under Alexander Severus, a colleague of Papinian, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 26.
  5. V. Paul, Christian name of Saul of Tarsus, the apostle to the Gentiles, author of many epistles to the Churches, Vulg. Act. passim.
  6. VI. Sergius Paulus, proconsul in Cyprus, Vulg. Act. 13, 7.
    Hence,
    1. A. Paulĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Paulus, Paulian: Pauliana victoria, the victory of L. Æmilius Paulus over Perseus, Val. Max. 8, 11, 1: Pauliana responsa, of the jurist J. Paulus, Dig. praef. ad Antecess. § 5.
    2. B. Paulī-nus (Paull-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Paulus, Pauline, only as a Roman surname.
      Subst.
      1. 1. Paulīnus, i, m.: C. Suetonius Paulinus, Tac. A. 14, 29.
      2. 2. Paulīna, ae, f.: Lollia Paulina, wife of the emperor Caligula, Suet. Calig. 25; Tac. A. 12, 1; Plin. 9, 35, 58, § 117.

pauper, pĕris

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  1. I. fem. paupera, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 12, 519, called obsolete by Varr. L. L. 8, § 77 Müll.
    Neutr. pauperum, Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 1, 33.
    Gen. plur. pauperorum, Petr. 46 dub.; Inscr. ex Ann. p. Chr. n. 341: AMATOR PAVPERORVM, ap. Fea, Framm. deFasti Cons. p. 90), adj. [root παυ- of παῦρος (cf. paucus, etc.), and per- of pario, pe-per-i, producing little], poor, i. e. not wealthy, of small means, that has only enough for his moderate expenses (cf.: indigus, egenus, inops).
    Absol.: pauper, cui opera vita erat, ruri fere Se continebat, Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 16: qui (judices) saepe propter invidiam adimunt diviti, Aut propter misericordiam addunt pauperi, id. ib. 2, 1, 47: optavit honeste in patriā pauper vivere, id. And. 4, 5, 3: servus domini pauperis, id. Eun. 3, 2, 33; Cic. Par. 6, 3, 50: sisne ex pauperrimo dives factus, id. Vatin. 12, 29: si abundans opibus pauperem se vocet, Quint. 11, 1, 21: quod Aeque pauperibus prodest, locupletibus aeque, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 25.
    With in and abl.: meo sum pauper in aere, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 12.
          1. (β) With gen.: horum Semper ego optarim pauperrimus esse bonorum, Hor. S. 1, 1, 79: pauper Opimius argenti positi intus et auri, id. ib. 2, 3, 142: aquae, id. C. 3, 30, 11.
            Subst.: pauper, ĕris, comm., a poor man: pauperum tabernae, Hor. C. 1, 4, 13: pauperum cenae, id. ib. 3, 29, 14: pauperum sepulcra, id. Epod. 17, 47: pauperiorum turbae, id. S. 1, 1, 111.
      1. 2. Of things, poor, scanty, inconsiderable, small, meagre (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
        Absol.: pauperes res inopesque, Plaut. Rud. 1, 5, 24: ager, Tib. 1, 1, 23 (19): mensa, id. 1, 1, 37: pauperis tuguri culmen, Verg. E. 1, 69: domus, id. A. 12, 519: et carmen venā pauperiore fluit, Ov. P. 4, 2, 20: pauper pudor, Phaedr. 2, 1, 14: nomina pauperis aevi, Luc. 10, 151: eloquentia, Quint. 10, 5, 5.
        With gen.: pauper sulci cerealis Abella, Sil. 8, 545.
        With abl.: exemplis pauperior, App. Flor. fin.
    1. B. Transf., for egenus, needy, indigent: homo Pauper, qui educit in egestate liberos, Caecil. ap. Gell. 2, 23, 21: inopes ac pauperes, Cic. Par. 6, 3, 52.
  2. II. Trop., poor, feeble, intellectually (very rare; cf. miser, misellus): miser enim et (ut ita dicam) pauper orator est, qui, etc., Quint. 8 prooem. § 28.
          1. (β) Pauperes spiritu, i. e. humble, Vulg. Matt. 5, 3.
            Hence, adv., poorly; in comp.: pauperius incedit, Tert. Cult. Fem. 11 fin.

pauperasco, ĕre, 3, v. n. inch. [pauper], to grow poor (late Lat.), Falg. Rusp. Serm. 5, 6.

paupercŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [id.], poor (not in Cic.): senex, Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 49: anus, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 44: sumus pauperculi, Plaut. Poen. 3, 1, 33; Varr. R. R. 1, 17: mater, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 46: vidua, Vulg. Luc. 21, 2.
Of things: res nostrae sunt, pater, pauperculae, Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 17.

paupĕrĭes, ēi, f. [root ], poverty (poet. and in post-Aug. prose for the class. paupertas).

  1. I. Lit.: quod in pauperie meā senex graviter gemam, Enn. ap. Non. 494, 5 (Trag. v. 236 Vahl.): erum intulit in pauperiem, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 21 (al. inpulit); Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 59: pauperiem et duros perferre labores, Verg. A. 6, 437: angustam pauperiem pati, Hor. C. 3, 2, 1: immunda, id. Ep. 2, 2, 199: importuna, id. C. 3, 16, 37: dura, id. ib. 4, 9, 49: proba, id. ib. 3, 29, 55: vera, Tac. H. 4, 47; Lact. 6, 20, 25: vixit in summā pauperie et paene inopiā, Suet. Gram. 11: impoenitendae pauperiei se committere, App. M. 11, p. 271, 35; cf. paupertas.
  2. II. Transf., in jurid. Lat., injury, damage, loss, which one suffers from an animal (perh. mentioned in the Twelve Tables): si quadrupes pauperiem fecisse dicatur, Dig. 9, tit. 1; Paul. Sent. 1, 15, 1: pauperies est damnum sine injuriā facientis datum: nec enim potest animal injuriam fecisse, quod sensu caret, Dig. 9, 1, 1.

paupĕrĭus, adv., v. pauper fin.

paupĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [pauper], to make poor, to impoverish (ante- and post-class., and once in Hor.).

  1. I. Lit.: boni viri me pauperant, improbi alunt, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 27; Titin. ap. Non. 157, 9; cf. Varr. ib. 11: defectio civium pauperatorum, Sid. Ep. 6, 12.
  2. II. Transf.: aliquem aliquā re, to rob or deprive one of any thing (= spoliare, privare): quam ego tantā pauperavi per dolum pecuniā, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Non. 157, 7: dominum pretio, id. Mil. 3, 1, 134: aliquem cassā nuce, Hor. S. 2, 5, 36: luna pauperata luminibus, Firm. Math. 1, 2.

paupertas, ātis, f. [pauper], poverty, small means, moderate circumstances (opp. as well to egestas, inopia, penuria, as to abundantia and luxuria, v. Doed. Syn. 3, pp. 111 and 118; class.)

  1. I. Lit.: pecuniaque erat parva; ab eo paupertas dicta, Varr. ap. Non. 43, 33: non video quid aliud sit paupertas quam parvi possessio, Sen. Ep. 87, 34; cf.: non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil, Mart. 11, 32, 8: paupertas est non quae pauca possidet, sed quae multa non possidet, Sen. Ep. 87, 35; cf. Scaev. Dig. 36, 1, 78, § 12: paupertatem eri tolerare, Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 13: paupertatem vel potius egestatem ac mendicitatem ferre, Cic. Par. 6, 1, 45; id. Tusc. 3, 23, 56: de paupertate agitur: multi patientes pauperes commemorantur, id. ib. 3, 24, 57; cf.: homines . . . patientiā paupertatis ornati, id. Agr. 2, 24, 64: me mea paupertas vitae traducat inerti, Tib. 1, 1, 3 (5): casta, Sil. 1, 609:-paupertatem inopiā mutare, Val. Max. 4, 8, 2: videbantur illis temporibus in magnā paupertate satis idoneae istae pecuniae poenae esse, Gai. Inst. 3, 223.
          1. (β) Plur.: potes animo advertere et horum temporum divitias et illorum paupertates, Varr. ap. Non. 162, 20 (nove positum numero plurali, Non.): ex multis paupertatibus divitiae flunt, Sen. Ep. 87, 36.
    1. B. Transf., for egestas, inopia, need, want, indigence, Cic. Fin. 5, 28, 84: cum propter paupertatem sues puer pasceret, id. Div. 1, 17, 31: infelix, Juv. 3, 152.
  2. II. Trop., poverty of language (post-Aug.): paupertate sermonis laboramus, Quint. 8, 3, 33; 12, 10, 34; 2, 1, 4.

paupertātŭla, ae, f. dim. [paupertas], poverty (late Lat.), Hier. Ep. 127, n. 14.

paupertīnus, a, um, adj. [pauper],

  1. I. poor, sorry (ante- and post-class.), Varr. ap. Non. 162, 23: homo, Gell. 20, 1, 30: litterae, id. 14, 6, 5: cenula, App. M. 3, p. 135, 2: contubernia, Amm. 25, 2, 2: sors, id. 14, 6, 25.
  2. II. Trop.: cor, Arn. 6, 191: ingenium, Symm. Ep. 1, 8 (al. 14).

pausa, ae, f., = παῦσις [root in παύω, to cause to cease, to stop],

  1. I. a pause, halt, stop, cessation, end (ante- and post-class. for quies, finis, etc.): Neptunus saevus undis asperis pausam dedit, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 2 (Sat. v. 11 Vahl.): pausam facere ore fremendi, id. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 104 (Ann. v. 572 ib.); cf.: quae pausa pugnandi fieret, id. ap. Philarg. ad Verg. G. 4, 188 (Ann. v. 348 ib.): pausam dare loquendi, Lucil. ap. Non. 158, 9; Att. ib. 158, 8: pausam facere, Plaut. Poen. 2, 13; id. Rud. 4, 6, 1: da pausam, parce misero, id. Pers. 5, 2, 37: vitaï, Lucr. 3, 930: dare pausam conciliis, id. 2, 119: pausam stare fragori, id. 1, 747: pausa parva fit ardoris, id. 4, 1116: bibendae nivis, Gell. 19, 5, 4: pausam pacemque tribuere saevis casibus, App. M. 11, p. 357, 40 (in Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 150, the true read. is παῦσαι).
  2. II. In partic., in the later relig. lang.: pausas edere, in the processions of Isis, to stop at certain stations and sing hymns in honor of the goddess, Spart. Caracall. 9 fin.; so, pausas explere, id. Pescen. 6; cf. pausarius, II.

pausābĭlis, e, adj. [pauso], that sometimes ceases (post-class.): pausabilior inspiratio, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 13, 150.

Pausănĭas, ae, m., = Παυσανίας.

  1. I. Son of Cleombrotus, the leader of the Spartans in the battle of Platœa, Cic. Off. 1, 22, 76; Nep. Vit. Paus. 1 sqq.
  2. II. A prince of Pherœ, Liv. 36, 9.
  3. III. A prœtor of the Epirotes, Liv. 32, 10.
  4. IV. A Macedonian, the murderer of Philip, Just. 9, 6, 4; 7, 1 al.

pausārĭus, ii, m. [pausa].

  1. I. A commander of the rowers, who with a hammer gave them the signal when to stop, a rowing-master, Sen. Ep. 56, 5 (cf. Ov. M. 3, 618, and v. hortator and portisculus).
  2. II. pau-sārĭi, ōrum, m., the priests of Isis, who made processions in honor of the goddess, Inscr. Rein. cl. 1, n. 139 dub. (Rein. and Marin. Att. Frat. Arv. p. 249, instead of CORPORA PAVSARIORVM, read CORPORATI AVRARIORVM).

pausātē, adv., v. pauso, P. a. fin.

pausātĭo, ōnis, f. [pauso], a halting, pausing, end (post-class.): pausatio spiritus, Hier. Ep. 28, n. 2: POST NOSTRAM PAVSATIONEM, i. e. after our death, Inscr. (ex Ann. p. Chr. n. 359) Murat. 381, 1.

pausātus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from pauso.

pausĕa (pōsĕa or pōsĭa and pau-sĭa), ae, f., a kind of olive, which yielded an excellent oil, Cato, R. R. 6; 7; Varr. R. R. 1, 24; 1, 60; Col. 5, 8, 4; 12, 47, 1; Plin. 15, 3, 4, § 13; cf. Serv. Verg. G. 2, 86.

Pausĭas, ae, m., = Παυσίας, a celebrated painter, a native of Sicyon, contemporary with Apelles, Plin. 21, 2, 3, § 4; 35, 11, 40, § 126.
Hence, Pausĭăcus, a, um, adj., of Pausias: tabella, Hor. S. 2, 7, 95.

pausillŭlus, v. pauxillulus fin. ‡† pausĭlȳpon, i, n., = παυσίλυπον (ending pain), a tomb, Inscr. Fabr. 750, n. 573.

Pausĭlȳpum, i, n., = Παυσίλυπον, a mountain between Naples and Puteoli, which projects into the sea, now Hill of Posilipo, Plin. 3, 6, 12, § 82; 9, 53, 78, § 167. There Vedius Pollio had a villa, which he left to Augustus, and which was afterwards possessed by the emperor Trajan, Inscr. Fabr. p. 199, n. 486.

Pausistrătus, i, m., = Παυσίστρατος, a general of Rhodes, Liv. 33, 18; 36, 45.

pauso, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. [pausa].

  1. I. Lit., to halt, cease, pause (ante- and postclass. for quiesco, interquiesco): cum capitis pausaverit dolor, Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 1, 16: pausante vomitu, id. Acut. 3, 21, 212: pausa et quiesce, populus meus, Vulg. 4 Esdr. 2, 24 (for Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 150, v. pausa).
  2. II. Pregn., to rest in the grave, = requiescere (late Lat.): PAVSAT IN PACE, Inscr. Boldetti Cimeter. p. 399; Inscr. Maff. Gall. Antiqu. p. 55.
    Hence, pausātus, a, um, P. a., that has halted or paused; at rest, resting (post-class.): jumentum, Veg. Vet. 1, 38: et sauciat pectus pausatae circa arboris robur (i. e. quiescentis in antro), Arn. 5, 160 dub. (al. pausate).

Pausus, i, m. [pausa], the god of rest, Arn. 1, 15.

pauxillātim, adv. [pauxillus], = paulatim, by little and little, by degrees, gradually (ante-class.): ad aliquem pauxillatim accedere, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 63; id. Rud. 4, 2, 24.

* pauxillisper, adv. [pauxillus], by little bits, by degrees: plus decem pondo amoris pauxillisper perdidi, Plaut. Truc. 5, 21 (id est per particulas, Non. 156, 2).

pauxillĭtas, ātis, f. [pauxillus], diminutiveness (late Lat.), Ambros. Hex. 6, 9, 54.

pauxillo, v. pauxillus.

pauxillŭlum, adv., v. pauxillulus.

pauxillŭlus (pausill-), a, um, adj. dim. [pauxillus], very little, very small (anteand post-class.): in libello hoc obsignato ad te attuli pauxillulo, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 16: lembus, id. Merc. 1, 2, 81: pisces, id. Rud. 4, 3, 58: poculum, id. Stich. 1, 3, 115: fames, id. ib. 1, 3, 9: vis, id. Rud. 3, 4, 24 Fleck. (al. pauxillulum): admonitiones, Gell. N. A. praef. med.

        1. (β) Subst.: pauxil-lŭlum (pausill-), n., a little: de tuis deliciis, Plaut. Truc. 5, 48.
          Absol.: reliquom pauxillulum nummorum, Ter. Phorm. 1, 1, 3.
          Hence, adv.: pauxillŭlum (pausill-), a little: hanc forem pausillulum aperi, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 7, 35; Sid. Ep. 8, 9; 2, 9.

pauxillum, adv., v. pauxillus.

pauxillus (pausill-), a, um, adj. dim. [paucus], little, small (mostly ante-class.): res, Plaut. Poen. 3, 1, 63: peccatum, Turp. ap. Non. 363, 15 (al. pausillulum): ossa pauxilla atque minuta, Lucr. 1, 836: semina, id. 3, 229.

        1. (β) Subst.: pauxillum, i, n., a little: ex pauxillo, little by little, Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 8: da mihi pauxillum aquae ad bibendum, Vulg. Gen. 24, 43.
          Esp. abl.: pauxillo, by a little, a little: pauxillo prius me convenit, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 191 P.: pauxillo levius, Cels. 5, 28, n. 18.
          Adv.: pauxillum, a little, little: sed si pauxillum potes contentus esse, Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 73: ita ut pausillum differat a caulibus, id. Truc. 3, 2, 18: pauxillum manus conseres, ut conquiescas, Vulg. Prov. 24, 33.

per-paulŭlus (paullŭl-), a, um, adj. dim., very little indeed; hence, per-paulŭlum, i, n., a very little indeed: perpaululum loci, v. l. in Cic. de Or. 2, 35, 150.