paucal

paucal - English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈpɔːkəl/
  • (US) enPR: päʹkəl, IPA: /ˈpɔkəl/

Adjective

paucal (not comparable)

  1. Characterized by having a small number, greater than two, of (usually equivalent) components.
  2. (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
  3. (linguistics) Expressing a relatively small quantity or degree.

Antonyms

Translations

  • Danish: (please verify) paucalis, (please verify) fåtal
  • French: paucal (fr)
  • Latin: paucālis
  • Swedish: (please verify) paucalis, (please verify) fåtal (sv)

Noun

paucal (uncountable)

  1. (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

  • Danish: (please verify) paucalis, (please verify) fåtal
  • French: paucal (fr)
  • German: Paucalis m, Paukal (de) m
  • Latin: (please verify) paucalis
  • Russian: паукальный (ru) (paukalʹnyj)
  • Swedish: (please verify) paucalis, (please verify) fåtal (sv), paukalis (sv) n
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)

  1. paucal
Meaning and Definition of paucal
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