pitic
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown. Possibly from piti (“to hide”). Or related to Greek πίθηκος (píthikos, “monkey”), cf. Proto-Slavic *pitikъ. See also Vulgar Latin *pitikkus (“small”). Compare Sardinian pitticcu (“small”) and Basque pitika (“kid”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pitic m (plural pitici, feminine equivalent pitică)
Declension
[edit]Declension of pitic
Further reading
[edit]- pitic in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)