pign

Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin pīnus.

Noun

pign m

1. (Rumantsch Grischun) spruce, fir

Alternative forms

• pégn (Sursilvan)
• pegn (Sutsilvan, Surmiran)
• pin (Puter, Vallader)

Synonyms

• (spruce): (Vallader) petsch

Etymology 2

From Late Latin pitinnus (compare French petit, from Gallo-Romance *pitittus).

Adjective

pign m (feminine singular pitschna, masculine plural pigns, feminine plural pitschnas)

1. (Sursilvan) small

Alternative forms

• pitschen (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader)
• pintg (Sutsilvan)