paucal

English

From Latin paucālis (“few, little”), from paucus, plural paucī (“few, little, a few, the select few, the oligarchs”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little”), + Latin adjective suffix -ālis.

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 or a couple of something (typically three to around ten), e.g. a small group of people.
Coordinate terms: singular, dual, trial, plural

first-person paucal

paucal number

paucal and plural pronouns
(linguistics) Expressing a relatively small quantity or degree.
Antonym: multal
- 2002, Rodney Huddleston, Geoffrey K. Pullum, The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language:
  But too much can occur in the negative with a paucal meaning when there is no explicit or implicit infinitival complement: I didn't enjoy it too much is simply an informal alterant of I didn't enjoy it very much.

paucal (adjective)

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.

paucal (noun)

Bulgarian: бройна форма f (brojna forma)
Danish: ^{(please verify)} paucalis, ^{(please verify)} fåtal
Dutch: weinigvoud n
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
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

paucal (feminine paucale, masculine plural paucaux, feminine plural paucales)