partel : little
The Illunse word for little is partel. Partel is a last name. Pärtel (a with umlaut) is a last name that can be Estonian.
This word is a mixture of the Latin word for little which is parvus (little, small; slight, weak; short time; young; poor, insignificant), and the Old English word for little which is lytel (little, not large; unimportant; short distance or time; not much).
In Latin, nouns can have variations to mean they are little. This is like the English words book and booklet. A booklet is a little book.
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