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Etymology
OE. lytel|lȳtel, from West Germanic *lutila-. Cognate with Dutch luttel, dialectal German lützel.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'lɪt�l/, /�lɪtl/, SAMPA|/"lItl/
audio|en-us-little.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: lit·tle
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪt�l|-ɪt�l

Adjective
en-adj|less, lesser or littler|least or littlest

1. small

#:This is a little table.
#:It's of little importance.

1. context|of a sibling younger

#:This is my little sister.

Antonyms
large, big

Translations
trans-top|small
Aragonese: chicote
Chinese: � (xi�o)
Czech: t+|cs|malý|m
Danish: t+|da|lille
Dutch: t+|nl|klein
Finnish: t+|fi|pieni
French: t+|fr|petit|m, t+|fr|petite|f
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German: t+|de|klein
Greek: t+|el|μικ���|m|scGrek (mikrós) (table), t|el|λίγο�|m|scGrek (importance)
Hungarian: t-|hu|kicsi, t+|hu|kis
Italian: t+|it|piccolo|m, t+|it|piccola|f
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|ب���ک|trbichook|scKUchar, t|ku|ب�ک����|trbichkola|scKUchar
Swedish: t+|sv|liten
Spanish: t+|es|pequeño|m, t-|es|pequeña|f
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trans-top|(of a sibling) younger
Czech: t+|cs|malý|m
Danish: t+|da|lille
Dutch: t+|nl|jongere, t+|nl|klein
Finnish: t-|fi|pikku-
French: t+|fr|cadet|m, t-|fr|cadette|f
German: t+|de|klein
Greek: t+|el|μικ���|m|sc=Grek (mikrós)
Hungarian: kis, younger brother: öcs, younger sister: húg
Italian: t+|it|piccolo|m, t+|it|piccola|f
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Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|ب���ک|trbichook|scKUchar, t|ku|ب�ک����|trbichkola|scKUchar
Swedish: yngre, lille-
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Aramaic:
:Syriac: �ܥ�ܪ� (z�ūr�, z�ūro) m, �ܥ�ܪܬ� (z�ūrt�, z�ūrto) f
:Hebrew: �ע�ר� (z�ūr�, z�ūro) m, �ע�רת� (z�ūrt�, z�ūrto) f
ttbc|Balinese: cenik
ttbc|Chinese: � (xi�o)
ttbc|Crimean Tatar: kı�kene
ttbc|Dutch: klein
ttbc|Gujarati: થ�ડ��
ttbc|Hebrew: ק��
Hindiथ�डा
ttbc|Icelandic: lítill
ttbc|Ido: mikra
ttbc|Indonesian: kecil
ttbc|Irish: beag
ttbc|Pashtun: ����� (kuchnay)
ttbc|Spanish: menor (2); poco m, poca f,(2)
ttbc|Telugu: �ిన�న
ttbc|Welsh: bach, bychan
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Adverb
en-adv|less|least

1. Not much.

#:This is a little known fact.
#:She spoke little and listened less.

Antonyms
much

Translations
trans-top|not much
Armenian: Õ¸Ö�Õ¸Õ· Õ¢Õ¡Õ¶ (vorosh ban)
Czech: t-|cs|málo
Dutch: een beetje
Finnish: t+|fi|vähän
French: t-|fr|peu de
Greek: t+|el|λίγο|sc=Grek
Hebrew: t-|he|קצת|scHebr, t-|he|�ע�|scHebr
Hungarian: t-|hu|keveset, t-|hu|kevéssé
Ido: poka
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Indonesian: t+|id|sedikit|xs=Indonesian
Italian: t+|it|poco
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|ک���|trkam|scKUchar
Old English: t-|ang|lyt|xs=Old English
Romanian: t-|ro|puţin
Spanish: t+|es|poco
Gujarati થ�ડ��
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Determiner
little

1. A small amount

#: There is little water left.

Translations
trans-top|small amount
Finnish: t+|fi|hieman, t+|fi|vähän
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Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|���خت�|trnakhtae|scKUchar, t|ku|ک���|trkam|scKUchar
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Usage notes
Little is used with uncountable nouns. Few is used with plural countable nouns.

Related terms
a little
little by little

Category:100 English basic words
Category:English adjectives
Category:English adverbs
Category:English determiners

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simple:little
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ta:little
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tr:little
zh:little

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