ratiuncula
ἀναγκαίως δ' ἔχει βίον θερίζειν ὥστε κάρπιμον στάχυν, καὶ τὸν μὲν εἶναι, τὸν δὲ μή → But it is our inevitable lot to harvest life like a fruitful crop, for one of us to live, one not. (Euripides, Hypsipyle fr. 60.94ff.)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
rătĭuncula: ae, f.
dim. ratio.
I A small reckoning, a little account: subduxi ratiunculam, Quantum aeris mihi sit, quantumque alieni siet, Plaut. Curc. 3, 1; id. Capt. 1, 2, 89; Ter. Phorm. 1, 1, 2.—
II A slight ground or reason: leves, Cic. Tusc. 4, 19, 43: huic incredibili sententiae ratiunculas suggerit, id. N. D. 3, 29, 73.—
2 In dialectics, a petty syllogism: concludunt ratiunculas Stoici, Cic. Tusc. 2, 12, 29: humanis ratiunculis falsis contravenire conantur, Aug. Civ. Dei, 20, 1, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
rătĭuncŭla,¹⁵ æ, f., (ratio),
1 petit compte : Pl. Capt. 192
2 faible raisonnement : Cic. Tusc. 4, 43 ; Nat. 3, 73 || pl., petits arguments, subtilités : Cic. Tusc. 2, 29.
