Paucal Definition
paucal
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English
Etymology
From Latin paucalis (“few, little”), from paucus, plural pauci (“few, little, a few, the select few, the oligarchs”) < Proto-Indo-European *pau- (“few, little”), + Latin adjective suffix -alis.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈpɔːkəl/, SAMPA: /"pO:k@l/
- (US) enPR: päʹkəl, IPA: /ˈpɑkəl/, SAMPA: /"pAk@l/
Adjective
paucal (not comparable)
- Characterized by having a small number, greater than two, of (usually equivalent) components.
- (grammar) pertaining to a language form referring to a few of something (three to around ten), as a small group of people; contrast singular, dual, trial and plural.
- first-person paucal
- paucal number
- paucal and plural pronouns
See also
- (grammatical numbers) grammatical number, number; singular, dual, trial, quadral, paucal, plural (Category: en:Grammar)
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