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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespiccolissimo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pik-ko-ˈlis-si-mo
"Ho visto un ragnetto piccolissimo sul tavolo."
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Extremely small in size; tiny or miniature.
"She found an itty-bitty spider crawling across the kitchen counter."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating as an expressive reduplication and alteration of the word 'little', developing in colloquial American English during the late 19th century. The rhyming reduplication follows a common Germanic and English linguistic pattern used for intensifying expressive, diminutive, or affectionate qualities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Itty-bitty" is said worldwide
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tout petit
Transliteration: too-puh-tee
"Il y avait un tout petit chaton dans le jardin."
winzig
Transliteration: vɪnt͡sɪç
"Sie fand eine winzige Spinne im Zimmer."
piccolissimo
Transliteration: pik-ko-ˈlis-si-mo
"Ho visto un ragnetto piccolissimo sul tavolo."
chiquitito
Transliteration: chi-ki-ˈti-to
"El perro chiquitito ladraba con fuerza."
miúdo
Transliteration: miˈudu
"Ela comprou um vestido miúdo para a boneca."
बहुत छोटा
Transliteration: bahut chhota
"वहाँ एक बहुत छोटा कीड़ा था।"
极小的
Transliteration: jí xiǎo de
"桌上有一只极小的蜘蛛。"
아주 작은
Transliteration: aju jag-eun
"방 안에 아주 작은 벌레가 있었다."
ごく小さな
Transliteration: goku chiisana
"彼女はごく小さな指輪を買いました。"
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