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beag.

small, little

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/bʲeɡ/Munster, Waterford/bʲoɡ/Munster, Cork, Kerry/bʲoɡ/Connacht, Galway/bʲɞɡ/Connacht

  1. small, little

  2. junior, lesser, minor

  3. few (with singular or plural noun)

    Is beag áit is deise.
    le blianta beaga anuas
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish bec (“small, little”) (compare Manx beg, Scottish Gaelic beag), from Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”) (compare Breton bihan and Welsh bach, bychan).

noun/bʲeɡ/Munster, Waterford/bʲoɡ/Munster, Cork, Kerry/bʲoɡ/Connacht, Galway/bʲɞɡ/Connacht

  1. little; small amount

    masculine

  2. few

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish bec (“small, little”) (compare Manx beg, Scottish Gaelic beag), from Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”) (compare Breton bihan and Welsh bach, bychan).

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