petit
AdjektivSubstantivSubstantivin Dialogen belegt
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈpɛti//
- Vereinigtes Königreich//pəˈtiː//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈpɛtət//
- Vereinigte Staaten//pəˈti//
Petite: small, little.
Adjektiv
- 1
Petite: small, little.
And by what small, petit Hints does the Mind catch hold of, and recover a vanishing Notion?
- 2
veraltetPetty, in its various senses: Few in number.
- 3
Petty, in its various senses: Unimportant; cheap; easily replaced.
- 4
Petty, in its various senses: Small, minor.
- 5
altertümlichPetty, in its various senses: Secondary; lower in rank.
Herkunft
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.
Substantiv
- 1
veraltetA little schoolboy.
- 2
veraltetA kind of pigeon.
Substantiv
- 1
veraltendSynonym of brevier.
Herkunft
From French petit (“brevier”) directly or via German Petit (“brevier”).
Formen
- Plural
- petits
- Komparativ
- more petit
- Superlativ
- most petit