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petit.

small

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/pə.ti//p.ti//pə.ti.t‿//p.ti.t‿/

  1. small

    un petit verre de vin

  2. little

    un petit garçon

  3. petty

    Certaines personnes sont vraiment petites à propos des plus petites choses.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French petit, from Vulgar Latin pittitus (775; compare Latin pitinnus, pitulus). Compare Spanish pequeño.

noun/pə.ti//p.ti//pə.ti.t‿//p.ti.t‿/

  1. small one (anything that is small)

    masculine

  2. little one (anything that is little)

    masculine

  3. little one; child (of humans or other animals)

    masculine

  4. the young (of a species)

    masculine
    Le petit du lapin s'appelle le "lapereau".
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French petit, from Vulgar Latin pittitus (775; compare Latin pitinnus, pitulus). Compare Spanish pequeño.

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