paucal
paucal - English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈpɔːkəl/
- (US) enPR: päʹkəl, IPA: /ˈpɔkəl/
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
- (linguistics) Expressing a relatively small quantity or degree.
- Antonym: multal
Antonyms
- (few): multiple
Translations
Noun
paucal (uncountable)
- (grammar) 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.
Derived terms
Translations
Related terms
English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *peh₂w- (0 c, 53 e)
English terms prefixed with pauci-
paucal - French
Pronunciation
- IPA: /po.kal/
Adjective
paucal (feminine paucale, masculine plural paucaux, feminine plural paucales)