Adjective: piccolo
Hyphenation: pìc‧co‧lo
| Singular m. | piccolo |
| Singular f. | piccola |
| Plural m. | piccoli |
| Plural f. | piccole |
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like piccolo
periurbano,
rigenerativo,
ionizzato,
surrogato,
monferrino,
coscienzioso,
palesato,
urinoso,
megadiverso,
autovalutativo,
sfatto,
sfitto,
tiburtino,
evacuato,
meschino,
angloamericano,
moltiplicativo,
sessantaseiesimo,
transgiordano,
sereno, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
1. Uncertain. Possibly from:
2. * An onomatopoeic root or children's/nursery word *pikk-, *picc-.
3. * From Vulgar Latin *pikk (“little”), related to *piccāre (“to pierce”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew-, *bu- (“to make a dull, hollow sound”).
4. * From picca (“point”).
5. * From Vulgar Latin pittitus (“small, worthless”), which is linked to French petit and English piece. See: French Adjectives '
petit'.
Verbs referencing "piccolo"
Portuguese Adjectives
pequeno.
Translations