παῦρος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ον (not found in fem., cf. [[παυράς]]), <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[little]], [[small]], στήμων <span class="bibl">Hes. <span class="title">Op.</span>538</span>; π. ἔπος <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>13.98</span>; of [[time]], [[short]], <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>326</span>; ζωῆς μέρος <span class="bibl">Emp.2.3</span>; π. ὕπνος <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>9.25</span> ([[si vera lectio|s.v.l.]]); [[speedy]], τέλος βιότοιο <span class="bibl">Q.S.7.613</span> : neut. as adverb, [[for a short time]], παῦρον ἀνθήσας Lyc. 1429. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> mostly of Number, [[few]], poet. for [[ὀλίγος]] ([[quod vide|q.v.]]) in this sense, Ep., Lyr., and Trag., π. ἄνδρες <span class="bibl">Thgn.79</span>; π. τινές <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>10(11).22</span>; π. ἀνδρῶν <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>832</span> : rare in Prose, as <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>8.7.4</span>; [[παῦρα]], opp. [[πολλά]], <span class="bibl">Il.9.333</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od. 2.241</span> : with a collect. Subst., <b class="b3">π. λαός</b> [[small in number]], <span class="bibl">Il.2.675</span> : Comp. παυρότερος <span class="bibl">4.407</span>, <span class="bibl">8.56</span>, al., <span class="bibl">Thgn. 644</span> : neut. pl. [[παῦρα]] as adverb, [[seldom]], <span class="bibl">Hes. <span class="title">Th.</span>780</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pax</span> 764</span>. (Cf. Lat. [[paucus]], Goth. [[fawai]] 'few'.)</span>

|etymtx=Grammatical information: adj.<br />Meaning: [[small]], [[little]], pl. [[few]] (Il.).<br />Other forms: f. [[παυράς]] (Nic.).<br />Derivatives: Adv. <b class="b3">παυράκις ὀλιγάκις</b> H.; besides <b class="b3">παυρακίς την πέμπτην Σαμοθρᾳ̃κες καλοῦσιν</b> H. Dimin. <b class="b3">παυρ-ίδιος</b> (Hes. Op. 133); s. Fraenkel Nom. ag. 2, 181 n. 1, Chantraine Form. 39.<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [842] <b class="b2">*peh₂u-ro-</b>?<br />Etymology: With Lat. [[parvus]] [[small]] identical (cf. [[νεῦρον]] : [[nervus]]). Beside it with diff. suffixe Lat. [[pau-cus]] [[few]], <b class="b2">paul(l)us</b> [[small]], [[few]] (basis unclear). Without suffix Att. <b class="b3">παῦ-ς</b> = [[παῖς]] (s.v.).

|ftr='''παῦρος''': {paũros}<br />'''Forms''': f. [[παυράς]] (Nik.);<br />'''Meaning''': [[klein]], [[gering]], pl. [[wenige]] (vorw. ep. poet. seit Il.);<br />'''Derivative''': Adv. [[παυράκις]]· [[ὀλιγάκις]] H.; daneben παυρακίς· τὴν πέμπτην Σαμοθρᾷκες καλοῦσιν H. Dentin. [[παυρίδιος]] (Hes. ''Op''. 133); s. Fraenkel Nom. ag. 2, 181 A. 1, Chantraine Form. 39.<br />'''Etymology''' : Mit lat. ''parvus'' [[klein]] uridentisch (vgl. [[νεῦρον]] : ''nervus''). Daneben mit anderen Suffixen lat. ''pau''-''cus'' [[wenig]], ''paul''(''l'')''us'' [[klein]], [[wenig]] (Grundform unklar). Ohne Suffix att. [[παῦς]] = [[παῖς]] (s.d.).<br />'''Page''' 2,482-483