adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
perpaucus
perpaucus (feminine perpauca, neuter perpaucum)
Classical[pɛrˈpau̯.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[perˈpaːu̯.kus]
Meaning
- adjectivevery little, very few
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perpaucus | perpauca | perpaucum |
| genitive | perpaucī | perpaucae | perpaucī |
| dative | perpaucō | perpaucae | perpaucō |
| accusative | perpaucum | perpaucam | perpaucum |
| ablative | perpaucō | perpaucā | perpaucō |
| vocative | perpauce | perpauca | perpaucum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perpaucī | perpaucae | perpauca |
| genitive | perpaucōrum | perpaucārum | perpaucōrum |
| dative | perpaucīs | perpaucīs | perpaucīs |
| accusative | perpaucōs | perpaucās | perpauca |
| ablative | perpaucīs | perpaucīs | perpaucīs |
| vocative | perpaucī | perpaucae | perpauca |
per-paucus, a, um, adj.,
I. very little, very few:
homines, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 19; cf. in tmesi: per pol quam paucos reperias amatores, id. Hec. 1, 1, 1: patres, Liv. 43, 11, 11: si perpauca mutavisset, Cic. Ac. 2, 43, 132: dicere, id. Leg. 1, 12, 34; cf.: perpauca loquens, Hor. S. 1, 4, 18: gens perpauca, Vulg. Ecclus. 48, 17.—Sup., Col. 3, 20, 5.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ukos Proto-Italic *paukos Latin paucus Latin perpaucus From per- + paucus.