pitl
Ladin
editEtymology
editUncertain. Possibly from:
- An onomatopoetic root or children's/nursery word *pikk-, *picc-.
- From Vulgar Latin *pikk (“little”), related to *piccare (“to pierce”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew-, *bu- (“to make a dull, hollow sound”).
- From Vulgar Latin pittitus (“small, worthless”), which is linked to French petit and English piece.
Adjective
editpitl m (feminine singular pitla, masculine plural pitli, feminine plural pitles, comparative mënder)
- (Gherdëina) small
- Na pitla tascia.
- A small bag.
- Scrì cun de pitli pustomes.
- Write with small letters.
- (Gherdëina) little
- (Gherdëina) young
- L ie mo pitl per capì.
- He's still young to understand.
- Fé pitli. (chiefly of animals)
- To breed, to give birth.