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tantillus , a, um,
I.adj. dim. [tantulus], so little, so small; in neutr. subst., so little a thing, such a little thing (mostly anteclass.; not in Cic.).
A. With correl.-clause: “febrem tantillam esse, ut, etc.,” Cels. 2, 8: “tantillum loci, ubi catellus cubet, id mihi sat est loci,” Plaut. Stich. 4, 2, 40: “si hercle tantillum peccassis, etc.,” id. Rud. 4, 4, 106.—
B. Absol.: quem ego modo puerum tantillum in manibus gestavi meis, * Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 24: “monstrum mulieris! tantilla tanta verba funditat,” Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 61: “donum,” id. Truc. 2, 7, 59.—
II. Subst.: tan-tillum , i, n., so little, such a trifle: “hoccine mihi ob labores tantos tantillum dari?” Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 56: “haud tantillo minus,” id. Most. 2, 1, 47.
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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