paucus

paucus, a, um (gen. plur. paucūm, Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4, fin.—Dat. plur. fem. paucabus, Cn. Gellius ap. Charis. p. 39 P.), adj. [root pau-; Gr. παύω, to cause to cease, παῦλα, remnant, παῦρος, little; cf. paulus, pauper, parvus (παῦρος）],

few, little (the sing. very rare; cf.: parvus, exiguus, rarus): verbūm Paucūm, Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4, 4 (Ann. v. 252 Vahl.): in diebus paucis Chrysis moritur, Ter. And. 104: paucis diebus post mortem Africani, Cic. Lael. 1, 3; cf.: his paucis diebus, a few days ago, id. de Or. 1, 37, 168; id. Tusc. 5, 35, 102: causae modicae et paucae, id. de Or. 2, 32, 140: pauci admodum familiares, id. Lael. 1, 2; id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 1; id. Fam. 2, 7, 3: paucorum hominum et mentis bene sanae (i. e. paucis hominibus familiariter utens), Hor. S. 1, 9, 44; cf. Ter. Eun. 409 and v. Ruhnk. ad h. l. Lycurgus γέροντας Lacedaemone appellavit, nimis is quidem paucos, XXVIII., quos, etc., Cic. Rep. 2, 28, 50: nimium fortasse pauci viverent, Lact. Ira Dei, 20, 5.— Comp ne pauciores cum pluribus manum consererent, Sall. J. 49, 2. pauciora navigia, Auct. B. Afr.—Sup.: quam paucissimae plagae, Cels. 7, 2.—
- - - - β In sing.: tibia tenuis simplexque foramine pauco, Hor. A. P. 203: injurias pauco aere diluere, Gell. 20, 1, 31. —
II Subst.
- A pauci, ōrum, m., few, a few: ut metus ad omnes, poena ad paucos perveniret, Cic. Clu. 46, 128: pauci sciebant, id. Mur. 11, 25: calumnia paucorum, Sall. C. 30, 4: paucorum potentia, id. ib. 39, 1; 20, 7.—Sometimes pauci is used in the sense of the few, the select few (opp. multi, the many, the multitude): non paucis . . . ac sapientibus esse probatum, Lucil. ap. Non. 519, 10: paucorum judicium, Cic. Or. 3, 13: eorum qui pauci nominantur, id. Lael. 6, 22: pauciores, the more distinguished (opp. plures), Plaut. Trin. 1, 1, 12 (34).—Hence, inter paucos (paucas), in paucis, adverb., with adjj., especially, eminently, extraordinarily, etc.: nobilis pugna atque inter paucas memorata, Liv. 22, 7, 1: pugna memorabilis inter paucas, id. 23, 44, 4: situs inter paucas munitae urbis, id. 38, 15, 9: Florus, inter paucos disertus, Quint. 10, 3, 13: Hector, in paucis Alexandro carus, Curt. 4, 8, 7: regi carus in paucis, id. 6, 8, 2: in paucis digna res, Plin. 30, 1, 1, § 1; 27, 7, 28, § 45.—
- B pauca, ōrum, n., a few words: philosophandum est paucis, nam omnino haut placet, Enn. ap. Gell. 5, 15, 9 (Trag. v. 417 Vahl.): pauca sunt, tecum quae volo, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 214 P.: audite, pueri, pauca, Afran. ap. Non. 403, 21: in pauca confer, Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 54 (1227): paucis me misit ad eam, id. Bacch. 4, 1, 16 (588): paucis rem attingere, id. Truc. 4, 4, 11 (864): ausculta paucis, Ter. And. 536: paucis te volo, id. ib. 29: paucis docebo, Verg. A. 4, 116: pauca refert, id. ib. 4, 333: pauca respondere, Hor. S. 1, 6, 61: ipsi pauca velim, Juv. 5, 107: cetera quam paucissimis absolvam, Sall. J. 17, 2.

paucus, a, um, u. öfter Plur. paucī, ae, a (stammverw. m. dem gr. παῦρος), Adi. mit Compar. u. Superl., I) wenig, wenige, A) Sing. sermo, Cornif. rhet. 4, 45: tritici numerus (Ggstz. magnus fici numerus), Auct. b. Afr. 67, 2: manus, Vitr. 1, 1, 6: aes, Gell. 20, 1, 31: tempus, Hyg. fab. 194. Schol. ad Caes. Germ. Arat. 146. p. 392, 21 Eyss. u. Greg. Tur. hist. Franc. 5, 20: potus paucissimus, Cael. Aur. de morb. acut. 2, 18, 108 (u. poet. pauco foramine = Plur. paucis foraminibus, Hor. de art. poët. 203). – B) Plur., paucis rebus, Cic.: castella pauca (Ggstz. castella creberrima), Liv.: pauciora bona od. mala (Ggstz. plura bona od. mala), Cic.: pauciora navigia, Auct. b. Afr.: pauciores viri reperti sunt, qui etc., Cic.: paucissimae plagae, Cels.: pugna memorabilis inter paucas, wie wenige, d.i. ganz besonders m., Liv.: u. so inter paucas munita urbs, Liv.: inter paucos senatorii ordinis splendidos, Val. Max.: paucorum hominum, der sich auf den Umgang mit wenigen beschränkt, Hor. sat. 1, 9, 44 (vgl. Ter. eun. 409 perpaucorum hominum). – Plur. subst.: a) paucī, ōrum, m., wenige, Ggstz. omnes, Cic.: Ggstz. plerique, Sall.: pauci amicorum, Curt.: Compar. pauciores, Ggstz. plures, Cic.: inter paucos disertus, beredt wie wenige, d.i. ganz besonders beredt, Quint. – Insbes., α) (wie οἱ ὀλίγοι) die Wenigen im Staate = die Mächtigen, die Oligarchen (vollst. pauci potentes), oft bei Sall. (s. Fabri Sall. Cat. 20, 7): so auch Compar. pauciores, die Vornehmeren, Hochgestellten (Ggstz. plures, der größere Haufe), Plaut. trin. 34. – β) die Wenigen = die Urteilenden (im Ggstz. zur großen Menge), pauci ac sapientes, Lucil. 462: Ggstz. populus, Cic. or. 13 (wo die Minderheit der kritisierenden Philosophen gemeint ist). – b) pauca, ōrum, n., etwas weniges (Ggstz. multa), pauca possidere, Sen.: si cum plura sunt pauciora dicamus, Cornif. rhet.: inter pauca laudatur, Plin. – bes. wenig Worte, ein paar Worte (s. Klotz Ter. Andr. 536), ut in pauca conferam, daß ich es kurz fasse, Cic.: paucis te volo, nur ein paar Worte! Ter.: licetne pauca! darf ich nur ein paar Worte sagen? Ter.: non potuit paucis plura plane proloqui, Plaut.: paucis exponere situm, Sall.: cetera quam paucissimis absolvam, Sall. – II) einige wenige, etliche, paucis diebus, Ter. u. Cic. – Plur. subst., cenare cum paucis, Plin. ep. 4, 22, 4: sibi et paucis opima quaedam, ceteris vilia et minuta ponebat, Plin. ep. 2, 6, 2. – m. Genet. partit., paucis amicorum adhibitis, Tac. hist. 2, 1: paucae bestiarum, Liv. 30, 33, 14. – ➳ Genet. Plur. paucûm, Enn. ann. 247: Abl. Plur. im Fem. paucabus. Gell. bei Charis. 54, 15.

paucus [CL] 1 (pl.) few; b (as sb. m.). post ~os dies V. Cuthb. I 4; cum ~is, id est vij sive viij, fratribus ‥ orare ‥ solebat Bede HE IV 3 p. 207; quos opinabantur ~os et adventicios Ord. Vit. IX 9 p. 522; multe [sc. partes] plures quam ~e Balsh. AD 77; quamvis merita mea et parva sint et ~a, ‥ spem habeo ampliorem Bald. Cant. Serm. 15. 88. 562; intra ~issimos dies Gir. TH II 54; si gradus solis et lune simul collecti fuerint ~iores triginta N. Lynn Kal. 199. b non solum corporalis pudicitiae praeconio celebrandis, quod plurimorum est, verum etiam spiritalis castimoniae glorificandis, quod ~orum est Aldh. VirgP tit.; decurrens palam cum denis aut ~ioribus W. Poit. I 11; plures serviunt, ~i imperant Ailr. Serm. 24. 37. 333; in leges suas ordo noster ~iores colligit Ad. Eyns. Hug. V 16 (v. capere 17a); ~i volunt examinare dicta suorum magistrorum Bacon CSTheol. 29. 2 (as sb. n.): a a few things. b a few words. c (sg. or pl., w. gen.). a e quibus haec ~a quae ad memoriam venerant ‥ cursim congessimus Aldh. VirgP 22; frustra fit per plura quod fieri potest per ~iora Hauboys 290. b de his tibi ~a sermo depromet beluis Lib. Monstr. II pref.; non aperuit os suum cum in passione sua Pilato ‥ ~a, Herodi nulla respondere volebat Bede Acts 962; de istis tribus ~a dicamus per ordinem T. Chobham Serm. 15. 55ra. c ~is annorum ante tempora nostra Gir. Spec. II 34 p. 11; post ~um ‥ temporis Wager f. 40b. 3 (sg.) small in quantity or extent. cum ~issimo exercitu se certamini dedit Bede HE II 24 p. 177; 798 pauciores tibi litteras ‥ scribere volui, non tamen ~a caritate Alcuin Ep. 157; datur hic oratio magna / visque brevis, paucus sermo Garl. Hon. Vit. 186; pecuniam ~am Plusc. X 31.

paucus, (6) a, um (cf. παῦρος), ¶ 1 [sing. rare] peu nombreux : foramine pauco Hor. P. 203, avec peu de trous || peu abondant : uti pauco sermone Her. 4, 45, user de peu de paroles : Vitr. Arch. 1, 1, 6 ; Gell. 20, 1, 31 ¶ 2 [pl. surtout] : pauci dies Cic. Læl. 3, quelques jours seulement ; causæ paucæ Cic. de Or. 2, 140, quelques causes, un petit nombre de causes seulement || pauciores Sall. J. 49, 2, moins nombreux ; quam paucissimis verbis Cic. Tull. 55, avec le moins de mots possible || v. pauci, pauca.

paucus, a, um (meestal plur.)

1. sg. (niet-klass.) weinig, gering, klein;
2. plur. (a) weinig [milites; castella; bona]; ➤ urbs inter -as munita als weinig anderen; zo ook: pugna memorabilis inter -as; pauciores kleiner aantal, minderheid: pauciora navigia; (m. gen. partit.; ex; de) -ae bestiarum; pauci ex, de his oratoribus; (b) enige, een paar; ➤ -is diebus; in diebus -is Chrysis moritur; -i de nostris cadunt; causae modicae et -ae enkele;
3. subst. (a) paucī, ōrum m (slechts) weinigen [ordinis senatorii; de nostris]; ➤ pauci sciebant; -orum potentia; — een kleine groep (itt. de grote meerderheid), de tot oordelen bevoegden: paucorum iudicium; — ook optimaten(partij), nobiles: factio -orum; — comp. pauciōrēs, um m de voorname mensen; (b) pauca, ōrum n een beetje, weinig; ➤ -a possidere; — ihb. weinig woorden: -a loqui; -a respondere; audite, pueri, -a; licetne -a? mag ik een paar woorden zeggen?

paucus , a, um. adj. c. s.
未幾。戔狹。Responde repaucis vel pauca 簡言以應之。Rem in pauca conferre 總而言之。\Paucum pro Paucorum. \Paucabus pro Paucis. f.

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paucus adj.with comp.and sup.

PAV-, few, little: in diebus paucis Chrysis moritur, T.: his paucis diebus, a few days ago: causae: paucorum hominum (i. e. paucis hominibus familiariter utens), H.: ne pauciores cum pluribus manum consererent, S.: tibia simplex foramine pauco, H.—Plurm. as subst, few, a few: ut poena ad paucos perveniret: calumnia paucorum, S.—The few, select few: paucorum potentia, S.: paucorum iudicium. —Esp., in phrases with in or inter,especially, eminently, extraordinarily: pugna inter paucas me morata, L.: Hector, in paucis Alexandro carus, Cu.—Plurn. as subst, a few things, little, a few words: pauca monere, briefly, S.: paucis te volo, T.: pauca refert, V.: pauca respondere, H.: cetera quam paucissimis absolvam, S.

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