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petty

/ˈpeˌti/PEH-tee
/ˈpɛˌti/PEH-tee

Meaninga small point

Common meaning: small, trivial

Journey through time

  1. Welshpid‘a tapering point’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsa tapering point → little, smallpetit‘little, small’source
  3. Middle Englishpetitsource
  4. Englishpetty‘small, trivial’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Welsh pid ‘a small point’.

Roots

  • pid Welsh “a small point”

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