peu

peu is feminine in French.

little; not very much/many

“Il est peu intelligent.” — He is not very intelligent.

Inherited from Old French poi, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic *paukos, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few”, “little”). Compare Catalan poc, Italian poco, Portuguese pouco, Spanish poco. Cognate with English few.

peu is masculine in French.

few; little

“peu de gens sont d'accord” — few people agree

Inherited from Old French poi, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic *paukos, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few”, “little”). Compare Catalan poc, Italian poco, Portuguese pouco, Spanish poco. Cognate with English few.