fåtal — meaning in English

English meaning

• fatal adj Causing death.
• few det A small number of; not many.
• paucal adj Characterized by having a small number, greater than two, of (usually equivalent) components.

Senses

fåtal is used for these senses in English:

• fatal (rare, archaic) Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.
• fatal Causing death or destruction.
• few (preceded by another determiner) An indefinite, but usually small, number of.
• paucal (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.

fatal — full definition

1. adj Causing death.
2. adj Causing serious harm, ruin, or failure, especially to a plan or process.

few — full definition

1. det A small number of; not many.
2. pron A small number of people or things, used on its own.

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