noun · femininefirst declension
pettia
pettia f (genitive pettiae)
Classical[ˈpɛt.ti.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛt.ti.a]
Meaning
- Late Latinfemininefragment
- Late Latinfemininepiece of land
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pettia | pettiae peciae |
| genitive | pettiae peciae | pettiārum peciārum |
| dative | pettiae peciae | pettiīs peciīs |
| accusative | pettiam peciam | pettiās peciās |
| ablative | pettiā | pettiīs peciīs |
| vocative | pettia | pettiae peciae |
Origins
First attested in the Lex Salica. Of uncertain origin. Possibly ultimately borrowed from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (“piece, portion”). Compare also Old English buttuc (“end piece; portion of land”), bytt (“piece of land”). Compare also Old High German piz, biz (“bit, morsel, chunk”).
Elsewhere
- Frenchpiècefrom Old French piece
- Englishpiecefrom Old French piece
- Englishpeecefrom Old French piece
- Normanpièchefrom Old French piece
- Walloonpîcefrom Old French piece
- Belizean Creolepeesfrom Old French piece
- Sranan Tongopisifrom Old French piece
- Finnishbiisifrom Old French piece
- Irishpíosafrom Old French piece
- Japaneseピースfrom Old French piece
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianpezzo
- Italianpezza
- Sicilianpezzu
- Sicilianpezza
West Iberian
- Portuguesepeçafrom Old Galician-Portuguese peça
- Spanishpiezafrom Old Spanish pieça
- Asturianpiezafrom Old Leonese pieça
- Galicianpezafrom Old Galician-Portuguese peça
Occitano-Romance
- Catalanpeçafrom Old Catalan peça
Gallo-Italic
- Lombardpezz
In English words that came into English from pettia
- piecepettia