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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieswenige
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈveːnɪɡə/
"Wenige Autos fuhren auf der Straße."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Amounting to a small, countable number; not many.
"Few people understood the complex lecture."
- 1
A small number of people or things.
"Many were invited, but only a few arrived."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'fēaw', meaning small in number or slight, originating from Proto-Germanic '*faunaz'. It shares roots with Old High German 'fāhi' and Latin 'paucus' (few, little), reflecting a deep Indo-European heritage denoting scarcity or small quantity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Few" is said worldwide
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peu
Transliteration: /pø/
"Peu de gens connaissent ce secret."
wenige
Transliteration: /ˈveːnɪɡə/
"Wenige Autos fuhren auf der Straße."
poco
Transliteration: /ˈpɔ.ko/
Script: poché
"Pochissime persone sanno la verità."
poco
Transliteration: /ˈpoko/
"Pocos estudiantes aprobaron el examen."
pouco
Transliteration: /ˈpow.ku/
"Poucas pessoas entenderam a piada."
कुछ
Transliteration: kuch
"वहाँ कुछ ही लोग थे।"
少
Transliteration: shǎo
"知道这件事的人很少。"
소수의
Transliteration: sosueui
"소수의 사람들만이 그 사실을 알았다."
少しの
Transliteration: sukoshi no
"少数の人々が会議に出席した。"
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