guttatim

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin guttātim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʌˈteɪtɪm/

Adverb

guttatim (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Drop by drop; one drop at a time.

   Synonyms: dropmeal, dropwise

   • 1882 January 2, Brojendro Nath Banerjee, “Two cases of hydrorrhoea gravidorum”, in The Indian Medical Gazette, page 15:

     It used to come on in a gush also guttatim.

   • 1910, Charles Lyman Greene, Medical diagnosis, page 355:

     Boil a few c.c. of the solution gently in a test-tube, add guttatim 6–8 drops of the urine, boil gently for a moment only.

Related terms

• guttate

Latin

Etymology

From gutta (“drop”) +‎ -ātim.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡutˈtaː.tim/, [ɡʊt̪ˈt̪äːt̪ɪ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡutˈta.tim/, [ɡut̪ˈt̪äːt̪im]

Adverb

guttātim (not comparable)

1. dropwise, drop by drop

Descendants

• → English: guttatim (learned)