I.adj. dim. [tantus], so little, so small; in neutr. subst., so little, such a trifle, ever so little (class.; “a favorite word with Cic.): non tantulum Usquam intermittit tempus, quin eum nominet,” Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 31: “omitto vim, quae ex fici tantulo grano ... tantos truncos ramosque procreet,” Cic. Sen. 15, 52: “homines tantulae staturae,” Caes. B. G. 2, 30 fin.: “tantularum rerum occupationes,” id. ib. 4, 22: “tantulo spatio interjecto,” id. ib. 7, 19: “tantula causa,” Cic. Att. 4, 8, b, 3: “epistula,” id. ib. 1, 14, 1: “dolorem tantulum malum esse, ut, etc.,” id. Tusc. 2, 27, 66: “dos,” App. Mag. p. 332, 10: “cibus,” Cels. 2, 8.—Subst.: tantŭlum , i, n., so little, such a trifle: “quod si interesse quippiam tantulum modo potuerit, amicitiae nomen occiderit,” Cic. Leg. 1, 12, 34; cf.: “non modo tantum, sed ne tantulum quidem praeterieris,” id. Att. 15, 27, 3: “si ex eo negotio tantulum in rem suam convertisset,” id. Rosc. Am. 39, 114: “tantulum de arte concedere,” id. ib. 40. 118: “quorum oratione iste ne tantulum quidem commotus est,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 50, § 124: “deinde, cur tantulo venierint,” for such a trifle, id. Rosc. Am. 45, 130: “qui tantuli eget, quantum est opus,” Hor. S. 1, 1, 59.—With gen.: “tantulum morae,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 93.
tantŭlus , a, um,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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