Associations to the word «Paucal»

Wiktionary

PAUCAL, adjective. Characterized by having a small number, greater than two, of (usually equivalent) components.
PAUCAL, adjective. (grammar) pertaining to a language form referring to a few of something (three to around ten), as a small group of people; contrast singular, dual, trial and plural.
PAUCAL, noun. (grammar) a language form referring to a few of something (three to around ten), as a small group of people; contrast singular, dual, trial and plural.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.