noun · masculinesecond declension
paucī
paucī m pl (genitive paucōrum)
Classical[ˈpau̯.kiː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpaːu̯.t͡ʃi]
№ 858 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- few, small group of people
- the oligarchs
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
nōn multīpaucī -ae -a — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 5
few
paucī — in Seneca, ch. VI
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | paucī |
| genitive | — | paucōrum |
| dative | — | paucīs |
| accusative | — | paucōs |
| ablative | — | paucīs |
| vocative | — | paucī |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- paucis te volo
- a word with you.
- ut paucis (rem) absolvam
- in short; to be brief.
- accessio paucorum annorum
- the addition of a few years.
- paucis, parvo contentum esse
- to be satisfied with a little.
- Africae situm paucis exponere
- to give a brief exposition of the geography of Africa.
- paucorum dominatio or potentia
- oligarchy.
- breviter, paucis explicare aliquid
- to explain a matter briefly, in a few words (not paucis verbis).
- ut paucis (brevi, breviter) complectar
- in short; to be brief.
2 more phrases
- rem paucis absolvere (Sall. Iug. 17. 2)
- to explain a matter briefly, in a few words (not paucis verbis).
- paucorum dierum spatium ad deliberandum dare
- to give some one a few days for reflection.
pauci, v. paucus, II. A.