beagán

See also: beagan

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish becán m (“a little, small quantity”) (compare Scottish Gaelic beagan, Manx beggan). By surface analysis, beag (“small, little”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bʲəˈɡɑːn̪ˠ/, [bʲəˈɡɑ̃ːn̪ˠ]
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɞɡɑːn/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɨ̞ɡanˠ/, /ˈbʲɨ̞ɡan̪ˠ/

Noun

beagán m (genitive singular beagáin, nominative plural beagáin)

1. a little, a bit (small amount) [with genitive]
2. a few [with genitive]

   i mbeagán focal ― in a few words

   Níl ach beagán cairde aige.

   He has only a few friends.

Declension

Declension of beagán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative beagán beagáin Vocative a bheagáin a bheagána Genitive beagáin beagán Dative beagán beagáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an beagán na beagáin Genitive an bheagáin na mbeagán Dative leis an mbeagán don bheagán leis na beagáin

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

1. a little, somewhat

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
beagán	bheagán	mbeagán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beagán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpea̯kaːn/

Verb

beagán

1. first-person singular present indicative of beahkit