pitl

Ladin

Etymology

Uncertain. 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

pitl m (feminine singular pitla, masculine plural pitli, feminine plural pitles, comparative mënder)

  1. (Gherdëina) small
    Na pitla tascia.
    A small bag.
    Scrì cun de pitli pustomes.
    Write with small letters.
  2. (Gherdëina) little
  3. (Gherdëina) young
    L ie mo pitl per capì.
    He's still young to understand.
    Fé pitli. (chiefly of animals)
    To breed, to give birth.

Alternative forms
  • pice (Badiot)
  • pìcol, pìciol (Fascian)
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