perpaucus

Latin

Etymology

From per- +‎ paucus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /perˈpau̯.kus/, [pɛrˈpäu̯kʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /perˈpau̯.kus/, [perˈpäːu̯kus]

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.