petit

(Anglais)

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.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɛti/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: petit

Appartenant à latin: 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.

Synonymes

petty

minor

piddling

puny

scrimp

short

slight

little

small

Traductions

ثانويّ

unbedeutend

μικρός

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