petitesa

Catalan

Etymology

From petit +‎ -esa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pə.tiˈtɛ.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pə.tiˈtə.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pe.tiˈte.za]

Noun

petitesa f (plural petiteses)

1. smallness
2. pettiness

Further reading

• “petitesa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007