Latin

Adjective

paucus m ‎(feminine pauca, neuter paucum, comparative paucior, superlative paucissimus); first/second declension

1. few, little

Usage notes

• Usually plural; very rare in the singular. Mostly pertaining to quantity.

Declension

First/second declension.

Derived terms

• pauculus
• pauxillus

Related terms

• paulus
• pauper
• puer

Descendants

References

• paucus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• paucus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “paucus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 1,127/1.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to give some one a few days for reflection: paucorum dierum spatium ad deliberandum dare
    
  • the addition of a few years: accessio paucorum annorum
    
  • to choose one from a large number of instances: ex infinita exemplorum copia unum (pauca) sumere, decerpere (eligere)
    
  • to give a brief exposition of the geography of Africa: Africae situm paucis exponere
    
  • to explain a matter briefly, in a few words (not paucis verbis): breviter, paucis explicare aliquid
    
  • to explain a matter briefly, in a few words (not paucis verbis): rem paucis absolvere (Sall. Iug. 17. 2)
    
  • to say only a few words: pauca dicere (pauca verba dicere only of the orator)
    
  • to be satisfied with a little: paucis, parvo contentum esse
    
  • a word with you: paucis te volo
    
  • oligarchy: paucorum dominatio or potentia
    
  • to obtain many (few) votes in a century or tribe: multa (pauca) puncta in centuria (tribu) aliqua ferre
    
  • in short; to be brief: ut paucis (rem) absolvam
    
  • in short; to be brief: ut paucis (brevi, breviter) complectar
    
• “paucus” on page 1,312 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)