Re: just verifying a point

From: George S t a n a
Message: 15009
Date: 2002-09-03

> >un pic cf. Ital. un poco (pocco?)
>
>I would think picco(lo) "small" and similar word in the rest of Romance (e.g.
>Spa. las cuatro y pico "a bit past four o'clock").

Oh, yes, of course! (OTOH, most of the "small" connotations
are rendered by Rum. "mic" + diminutival "micutz", "mititel".
"Un pic" & diminutival "picutz/piculetz" = rather "a little (bit).")

>Miguel Carrasquer Vidal

George