# pequeno
## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pequeno, ultimately probably from Vulgar Latin pĭtĭnnus, probably related to a Celtic root (compare Irish beag, from Proto-Celtic *bikkos, "small"). Cognate with Portuguese pequeno and Spanish pequeño.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /peˈkeno/ [peˈke.nʊ]
* Rhymes: -eno
* Hyphenation: pe‧que‧no

### Adjective

pequeno (feminine pequena, masculine plural pequenos, feminine plural pequenas)
* little, short, small; smaller
    Home pequeno, fol de velenoA little man, a bag of poison (proverb)
* young; younger
    Este é o meu irmán pequeno.This one here is my younger brother.

#### Derived terms

* pequeneiro (“smallish”)
* pequeniño (“very small”)

#### Related terms

* pequerrecho

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “pequeno”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “pequeno”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pequeno”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pequeno”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pequeno”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “pequeño”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pequeno, probably from Vulgar Latin *peccuinnus. Compare Spanish pequeño, French petit and Italian piccolo.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /piˈkẽ.nu/, /peˈkẽ.nu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /piˈkẽ.nu/, /peˈkẽ.nu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /peˈke.no/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɨˈke.nu/
* Audio (Portugal):(file)
* Rhymes: -ẽnu
* Hyphenation: pe‧que‧no

### Adjective

pequeno (feminine pequena, masculine plural pequenos, feminine plural pequenas, comparable, comparative menor, superlative pequeníssimo)
* small
    Antonym: grande
** 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 137:Rony ralhou com um aluno do primeiro ano particularmente pequeno [...]Ron scolded a first-year student particularly small [...]

#### Derived terms

* menor (synthetic comparative)
* muito menor (relative superlative)
* pequenada
* pequenez
* pequeninho (diminutive)
* pequenininho (diminutive)
* pequenino (diminutive)
* pequeníssimo (absolute superlative)
* pequeno-almoço

#### Descendants

* Kabuverdianu: pikinóti

### Noun

pequeno m (plural pequenos, feminine pequena, feminine plural pequenas)
* (colloquial) child