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)