p'tit
See also: ptit
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p.ti/
Adjective
p'tit (feminine p'tite, masculine plural p'tits, feminine plural p'tites)
- (colloquial) eye dialect spelling of petit
- (colloquial) Contraction of petit
- (colloquial) syncopic form of petit
Derived terms
Norman
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French petit.
Adjective
p'tit m
- (Jersey, Guernsey) small
- 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 512:
- A p'tit pourche grosse pânais.
- The little pig gets the big parsnip.
Derived terms
- pétite-nièche (“great-niece”)
Picard
Etymology
From Old French petit.
Adjective
p'tit m (feminine singular p'tite, masculine plural p'tits, feminine plural p'tites)