stillatim

Latin

Etymology

From stīlla +‎ -ātim.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /stiːlˈlaː.tim/, [s̠t̪iːlˈlʲäːt̪ɪ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /stilˈla.tim/, [st̪ilˈläːt̪im]

Adverb

stīllātim (not comparable)

1. dropwise, drop by drop
   • 1429, Meteororum Liber:

     Stillatimque cadit fluitans cursumque secundat.

     And drop by drop it falls, flowing, and adjusts its course.

Related terms

• stīlla
• stīllanter
• stīllārium
• stīllātīcius
• stīllātiō
• stīllātīvus
• stīllicidium
• stīllō

References

• “stillatim”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press