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quantillus

From LSJ

Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil

Plato, Laws, 626e

Latin > English

quantillus quantilla, quantillum ADJ :: how little?

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

quantillus: a, um,
I adj. dim. quantulus, how small a deal, i. e. how little, how small, how diminutive (Plautin.).
   1    Interrog.: huic debet Philolaches paulum. Then. Quantillum? Tra. Quasi quadraginta minas, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 95; id. Ps. 4, 7, 95; id. Curc. 1, 2, 14.— In exclamations: haecine sunt meae filiae? Quantae e quantillis jam sunt factae! Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 47; id. Truc. 2, 8, 7.—
   2    Rel.: subducam ratiunculam, quantillum argenti mihi apud trapezitam siet, Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 90.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

quantillus,¹⁴ a, um (dim. de quantulus), combien petit : [exclam.] Pl. Pœn. 1167 ; Truc. 637 || [interr. dir.] quantillo argento... ? Pl. Ps. 1192, pour quelle somme minime...? cf. Pl. Curc. 103 ; Most. 627 ; [interr. ind.] Pl. Capt. 193.

Latin > German (Georges)

quantillus, a, um (Demin. v. quantulus), I) wie groß = wie klein, haecine meae sunt filiae? Quantae e quantillis iam sunt factae! Plaut. Poen. 1167. – II) wie viel = wie wenig, wie gering, A) interrog.: quantillo argento te conducit Pseudolus? um was für ein erbärmliches Stück Geld, Plaut.: huic debet Philolaches paulum. Th. Quantillum? welche Kleinigkeit? Plaut.: sitit haec anus; quantillum sitit? Durst hat die Alte; wie großen? Plaut. – B) relat.: subducam ratiunculam, quantillum (welch Sümmchen) argenti mi apud trapezitam siet, Plaut. capt. 193.

Latin > Chinese

quantillus, a, um. adj. :: 甚少。甚小者。Quantillo opere 甚易。