drop (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. gutta (a round drop, whether falling or not)2. stilla (a d. as falling; a d. as poured from a vessel)3. stīria (strictly, a congealed d.)II. A small quantity (of a fluid)1. stilla2. paulum, paulŭlumIII. An ornament for the person • drop (subs.): I. Lit.: 1. gutta (a round drop, whether falling or not): the d. hollows stone, g. cavat lapidem, Ov.: d.s of rain, g. imbrium, Cic.: falling d.s, g. cadentes, Cic. Also used in architecture, Vitr. 2. stilla (a d. as falling; a d. as poured from a vessel): three d.s of the fat being added, ex eo adipe, ternis s. additis, Plin. 3. stīria (strictly, a congealed d.): an unsightly d. (from the nose), turpis st., Mart.: v. icicle. Phr.: d. by d., stillatim, Varr.: to fall in d.s, stillare, destillare, Plin.: to pour d. by d., instillare, Hor.: d.s of amber, stillata electra, Ov.: that which falls d. by d., stillicidium: v. drip (subs.) II. A small quantity (of a fluid): 1. stilla: a little d. of oil, s. olei, Mart. 12, 70. 2. paulum, paulŭlum: v. little (A). III. An ornament for the person: stalagmia, ĭnaures (both pl.): v. ear-ring.