Paucal Definition

adjective
Characterized by having a small number, greater than two, of (usually equivalent) components.
Wiktionary

(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.
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noun

(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.

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Origin of Paucal

  • From Latin paucalis (“few, little”), from paucus, plural pauci (“few, little, a few, the select few, the oligarchs”), from Proto-Indo-European *pau- (“few, little”), + Latin adjective suffix -alis.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAU

Words Ending With

LALCAL

Unscrambles

paucal

Words Starting With P and Ending With L

Starts With P & Ends With LStarts With PA & Ends With LStarts With P & Ends With AL

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With P6 Letter Words Ending With L