petit

(Engels)

Adj

1. (uncommon) Petite: small, little.
2. (obsolete) Petty, in its various senses:
3. (uncommon) Petty, in its various senses:
4. Petty, in its various senses:
5. (archaic) Petty, in its various senses:

Noun

1. (obsolete, plural-normally) A little schoolboy.
2. (obsolete, rare) A kind of pigeon.

Noun

Synonym of brevier.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈpɛti/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: petit

Verwante met Latyn: pitinnus

In summary

From Middle English petit, from Old French petit, from Late Latin *pitittus, diminutive of Latin *pit-, possibly from Proto-Celtic *pett- (“part, bit, piece”) (see Latin pettia), or of imitative origin.
Compare also Latin pitinnus (“small”), pitulus, Italian pezza. Doublet of petty.

Sinonieme

petty

minor

piddling

puny

scrimp

short

slight

little

small

Vertalings

ثانويّ

unbedeutend

μικρός

küçük