petit

(Anglès)

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.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈpɛti/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: petit

Cognat amb llatí: 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.

Sinònims

petty

minor

piddling

puny

scrimp

short

slight

little

small

Traduccions

ثانويّ

unbedeutend

μικρός

küçük