beagán
See also: beagan
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish becán m (“a little, small quantity”)[1] (compare Scottish Gaelic beagan, Manx beggan). By surface analysis, beag (“small, little”) + -án.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /bʲəˈɡɑːn̪ˠ/, [bʲəˈɡɑ̃ːn̪ˠ][2]
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɞɡɑːn/[3]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɨ̞ɡanˠ/, /ˈbʲɨ̞ɡan̪ˠ/[4]
Noun
beagán m (genitive singular beagáin, nominative plural beagáin)
- a little, a bit (small amount) [with genitive]
- a few [with genitive]
- i mbeagán focal ― in a few words
- Níl ach beagán cairde aige.
- He has only a few friends.
Declension
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Derived terms
- ar bheagán focal
- ar bheagán stóir
- ar bheagán stró
- beagán ar bheagán
- déan mórán agus can beagán
- duifean mór ar bheagán fearthainne
- éist mórán agus can beagán
- glór mór ar bheagán cúise
- is fearr beagán den ghaol ná mórán den charthanas
- le beagán cainte
- mórán cainte ar bheagán cúise
Adverb
beagán
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| beagán | bheagán | mbeagán |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “becán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 58
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 44
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 52
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beagán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpea̯kaːn/
Verb
beagán
- first-person singular present indicative of beahkit