1. paucal - Noun
2. paucal - Adjective
Characterized by having a small number, greater than two, of (usually equivalent) components.
(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.
first-person paucal
paucal number
paucal and plural pronouns
(linguistics) Expressing a relatively small quantity or degree.
Antonym: multal
paucal (uncountable)
(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.
Paucal number has also been documented in some Cushitic languages of Ethiopia, including Baiso, which marks singular, paucal, plural. citation. Source: Internet