stilla

stilla, ae, f. [dim. of stĭria; cf. Fest. s. v. stiricipium, p. 345 Müll.; Corss. 1, p. 518], a drop (a dense, viscous, gummy, fatty drop; whereas gutta is a natural, liquid drop: gutta imbrium est, stilla olei vel aceti, Suet. Fragm. p. 319, 27 Roth).

• I Lit. (rare but class.): stilla muriae, * Cic. Fin. 3, 14, 45; Plin. 29, 4, 21, § 70: sicca et sine stillis arbor, Vitr. 2, 9, 3; Serv. Verg. A. 3, 366: olei, Ap. Met. 5, 23, 15; stilla saeva (arborum), Plin. 17, 12, 19, § 92.—
• II Transf., a drop, i.e. a small quantity (post-Aug.): olei, Mart. 12, 70, 3.—Trop.: pauculae temporum, a very little, a moment Aug. Ep. 140.—
• III In later Lat. = gutta, stillae pluviae, Vulg. Job 36, 27: roris, id. ib. 38, 28: pluviarum, id. Jer. 3, 3.

stīlla, ae, f. (Demin. v. stiria), I) der Tropfen, stilla mellis, Cic.: cruoris humani, Sen.: olei, Apul.: ternas stillas addere, Plin. – II) übtr., ein Tropfen = eine Wenigkeit, ein Bißchen, olei, Mart. 12, 70, 3. – bildl., pauculae temporum stillae, Augustin. epist. 261, 1 (vgl. conf. 11, 2, 1): stillam vacantis temporis nanctus, Augustin. epist. 280, 1.

1 stilla v. Scylla

2 stilla [CL] 1 drop or droplet (of liquid); b (~a maris or sim., as type of very small part of much larger whole); c (~a situlae, w. ref. to Is. xl 15); d (transf. or fig., freq. w. ref. to small part of much larger whole). illos ‥ nec ~am aquae permodicam ‥ esse nacturos Bede Luke 528D; exiens de mari nullum in veste vestigium ~e alicujus ostendit V. Birini 12; insita si misero generosi sanguinis illi / ‥ stilla vel una foret Nig. SS 1904; c1214 diligentissime absorbeantur ~e de calice Conc. Syn. 28; neminem ‥ ad sermonem sedentium ulla pluvie ~a contigit V. Edm. Rich P 1800D; hec ~a, a drope WW.  b quasi ~am de undis oceani, ita de plurimis sancti miraculis perpauca decerpsi Lantfr. Swith. Ep.; velut et de gurgite stillam / marmoris exiguam, sic ista [miracula] canendo restringam Wulf. Swith. pref. 360; quantum punctus ad lineam ‥ aut una ~a pluvie ad maris aquam aut una athomus ad tocius mundi machinam Gros. Hexaem. VIII; tot Marones, tot Sibille, / quot sunt vasti maris stille Walt. Wimb. Virgo 58.  c ad dilectionem ejus dilectio tua quasi ~a situle est, etsi flumen fortasse est J. Ford Serm. 13. 6.  d te, Domine ‥ dispensantem mihi paulatim et quasi per quasdam salutifere compunctionis ~as salutem meam J. Ford Serm. 22. 7; non erit in eis talis pena que ~a est respectu future ire quam exercet in judicio S. Langton Chron. 162; c1411 senilia sua membra sine ~a pietatis aut gracie conquassantes FormOx 188. 2 f. l. †stilla [l. situla] est vas unde hauritur aqua, G. et A. buket Alph. 175.

stīlla, (15) æ, f. (stiria), goutte : Cic. Fin. 3, 45 ; Plin. 29, 70 || [fig.] une goutte, une petite quantité : Mart. 12, 70, 3 ; Aug. Ep. 261, 1.

stilla , ae. f.
一滴水。些須。

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stīlla ae, f dim.

• stiria, a drop, viscous drop: mellis.