παῦρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *péh₂uros (compare Latin parvus), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (compare Old English fēaw).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pâu̯.ros/ → /ˈpa.βros/ → /ˈpa.vros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pâu̯.ros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpaw.ros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.βros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.vros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.vros/

Adjective

παῦρος • (paûros) m (feminine unattested, neuter παῦρον)

1. little, small
2. (of time) short
3. speedy
4. (Epic, Lyric, Tragic, rare in prose) few

Declension

First and second declension of παῦρος; παύρᾱ; παῦρον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		παῦρος paûros	παύρᾱ paúrā	παῦρον paûron		παύρω paúrō	παύρᾱ paúrā	παύρω paúrō		παῦροι paûroi	παῦραι paûrai	παῦρᾰ paûra
Genitive		παύρου paúrou	παύρᾱς paúrās	παύρου paúrou		παύροιν paúroin	παύραιν paúrain	παύροιν paúroin		παύρων paúrōn	παύρων paúrōn	παύρων paúrōn
Dative		παύρῳ paúrōi	παύρᾳ paúrāi	παύρῳ paúrōi		παύροιν paúroin	παύραιν paúrain	παύροιν paúroin		παύροις paúrois	παύραις paúrais	παύροις paúrois
Accusative		παῦρον paûron	παύρᾱν paúrān	παῦρον paûron		παύρω paúrō	παύρᾱ paúrā	παύρω paúrō		παύρους paúrous	παύρᾱς paúrās	παῦρᾰ paûra
Vocative		παῦρε paûre	παύρᾱ paúrā	παῦρον paûron		παύρω paúrō	παύρᾱ paúrā	παύρω paúrō		παῦροι paûroi	παῦραι paûrai	παῦρᾰ paûra
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		παύρως paúrōs				παυρότερος pauróteros				παυρότᾰτος paurótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. The feminine forms are hypothetical; this adjective is not actually attested in the feminine.

Synonyms

• (few): ὀλίγος (olígos)

Derived terms

• παῦρα (paûra, “seldom”, adverb)
• παῦρον (paûron, “for a short time”, adverb)