paulisper Latin · revision 31090

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=c. 250–184 BC, Plautus|origins=la paulus, la -per}}

+

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * Classical: [pau̯ˈliːs.pɛr]^(Wiktionary)

+ * Ecclesiastical: [pau̯ˈlis.per]^(Wiktionary)

+

+ ==Forms==

+ '''paulisper''' (not comparable)^(Wiktionary)

+

+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[m|la|paulus|t=little]] and the suffix [[m|la|-per]],^(OLD 2012)^(TLL) originally a phrase with the ablative plural ⟨paulīs⟩ followed by a postposition.^(Wiktionary) De Vaan explains ⟨-per⟩, which marks duration, as the preposition [[m|la|per|t=through]] used after its noun, from [[itc-pro|*peri]] and [[ine-pro|*péri|t=across]].^(de Vaan 2008) The TLL notes that the ending ⟨-is-⟩, also in [[m|la|tantisper]] and [[m|la|pauxillisper]], has no convincing explanation, as ⟨*paulumper⟩ would be expected beside [[m|la|parumper]].^(TLL)

+

+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ De Vaan gives Plautus as its first author:^(de Vaan 2008) in the ''Pseudolus'' a character says “like a midsummer plant I lasted only a little while”.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)

+

+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It is “for a short while”, often with commands, as Plautus' “wait a little” and “be quiet a little”, and “only for a short time”.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879) Church Latin glosses it “for a little while”.^(Stelten 1995)

+

+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus.^(de Vaan 2008)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 190–159 BC – Terence.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)

+

+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # For a little while, for a short time; only briefly.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Stelten 1995)

+

+ ==Related words==

+ * [[paulus]]

+ * [[parumper]]

+ * [[tantisper]]

+

+ ==Usage notes==

+ Döderlein distinguishes [[parumper]], “in a short time”, which looks forward and suits acts of the mind, from ''paulisper'', “during a short time”, which suits acts of the body.^(Döderlein 1874)

+

+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}