beagnach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • beag nach

Etymology

From beag (“little”) +‎ nach (“that not”), a construction that existed already in Old Irish bec nach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): [ˈbʲɔɡn̪ˠəx]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈbʲɔɡnˠəx]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈbʲɛɡnˠəx]

Adverb

beagnach

  1. almost, nearly

Synonyms

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