perpaucus

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Latin

Etymology

From per- +‎ paucus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

perpaucus (feminine perpauca, neuter perpaucum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. very little, very few
    Synonyms: modicus, parcus, paucus
    Antonym: nimius

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative perpaucus perpauca perpaucum perpaucī perpaucae perpauca
genitive perpaucī perpaucae perpaucī perpaucōrum perpaucārum perpaucōrum
dative perpaucō perpaucae perpaucō perpaucīs
accusative perpaucum perpaucam perpaucum perpaucōs perpaucās perpauca
ablative perpaucō perpaucā perpaucō perpaucīs
vocative perpauce perpauca perpaucum perpaucī perpaucae perpauca

References

  • “perpaucus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • perpaucus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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