Beag definition

From < (cf. Breton , Welsh ).

Germanic *baugo-z ‘ring’, from a preterite stem of the verb *bug-, *baug- ‘to bend’. There are cognates in Old Norse baugr and Old High German bouc.

From < (cf. Breton , Welsh ).

small, little, short, diminutive
- duine beag
  - a diminutive man
- ùine bheag
  - a short time
disagreeable
- Is beag orm thu.
  - I hate you. (literally, You are disagreeable to me.)
light, trifling, insignificant
- Is beag seo.
  - This is a trifling thing.
- Is beag an dolaidh.
  - It is no great harm. (Meaning he or she richly deserves it.)
young
- na sionnaich bheaga
  - the young foxes
few
- air bheag de làithibh
  - in a few days
sordid, miserly, niggardly
- Is beag sin de Ghàidhlig.
  - That is a poor sort of Gaelic.
- Tha e fìor bheag 'n a nàdnr.
  - He has a very niggardly disposition.

First declension; forms of the positive degree:

Case	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Plural
Nominative	beag	bheag	beaga
Vocative	bhig	beag	beaga
Genitive	bhig	bhig/bige	beag
Dative	bheag	bhig	beaga

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