litterula
τὸν αὐτὸν ἔρανον ἀποδοῦναι → pay him back in his own coin, repay him in his own coin, pay someone back in their own coin, pay back in someone's own coin, give tit for tat, pay back in kind
Latin > English
litterula litterulae N F :: letter of the alphabet written small; little letters (pl.)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
littĕrŭla: (lītĕr-), ae, f.
dim. littera.
I A little letter, Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1: accepi tuam epistolam vacillantibus litterulis, id. Fam. 16, 15, 2.—
II Transf.: litterulae, ārum.
A A short letter, a note: hoc litterularum exaravi, Cic. Att. 12, 1, 1.—
B Grammatical knowledge, literary learning, liberal studies: quem propter litterularum nescio quid libenter vidi, Cic. Att. 7, 2, 8: litterulae meae oblanguerunt, id. Fam. 16, 10, 2; 5, 21, 2: litterulis Graecis imbutus, Hor. Ep. 2, 27.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
littĕrŭla,¹⁶ æ, f. (dim. de littera),
1 petite lettre : Cic. Att. 6, 9, 1 ; Fam. 16, 15, 2
2 pl. littĕrŭlæ, petit mot, courte lettre : Cic. Att. 12, 1, 1 || modestes études littéraires : Cic. Att. 7, 2, 8 ; Fam. 16, 10, 2.
Latin > German (Georges)
litterula, ae, f. (Demin. v. littera), I) ein kleiner Buchstabe, litterulae minutae, Cic.: compositissimae et clarissimae, Cic. – II) Plur. litterulae, 1) ein Briefchen, Cic. ad Att. 12, 1, 1. Hieron. epist. 60, 1. – 2) einige Sprachgelehrsamkeit, -Literaturkenntnis, ein wenig wissenschaftliche Studien, litterulae meae, nostrae, mein bißchen Schriftstellerei, Cic.: litterulis Graecis imbutus, Hor.: Chrysippus, quem propter litterularum nescio quid libenter vidi, wegen seiner gar nicht üblen wissenschaftlichen Bildung, Cic.
Latin > Chinese
litterula, ae. f. :: 小字。Litterulae 小書信。淺學。
