paucal

[语] n.几个(指有些语言中表示"几个"这一概念的数的范畴)

发音

UK /ˈpɔːkəl/
其它
US /ˈpɔkəl/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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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adj.
  1. 1.

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

  2. 2.

    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.

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    first-person paucal

    paucal number

    paucal and plural pronouns

  3. 3.

    Expressing a relatively small quantity or degree.

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词源

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.

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