paucity

/ˈpɔːsəˌti/PAW-suh-tee

/ˈpɔsəˌti/PAW-suh-tee

Meaningfewness

Common meaning: scarcity

paucfew; poorLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1317 · scan
itynoun ending: being so, the quality of

Journey through time

Latinpaucus; pauper‘few’
Frenchpaucitésource
Englishpaucity‘scarcity’ · today

pauc also in: poverty

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin paucus; pauper ‘few; poor’.

Roots

paucus; pauper Latin “few; poor”

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