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Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/paukos

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This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Italic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ukos, from *peh₂w- (few, little).[1]

Adjective

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*paukos (comparative *paukjōs, superlative *paukisemos)

  1. few

Inflection

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Declension of *paukos (o/ā-stem)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative *paukos *paukā *paukom
vocative *pauke *pauka *paukom
accusative *paukom *paukam *paukom
genitive *paukosjo, paukī *paukās *paukosjo, paukī
dative *paukōi *paukāi *paukōi
ablative *paukōd *paukād *paukōd
locative *paukei *paukāi *paukei
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative *paukōs, paukoi *paukās *paukā
vocative *paukōs, paukoi *paukās *paukā
accusative *paukons *paukans *paukā
genitive *paukom *paukāzōm *paukom
dative *paukois *paukais *paukois
ablative *paukois *paukais *paukois
locative *paukois *paukais *paukois

Descendants

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  • Latin: paucus (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “paucus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 450-1