beagán
See also: beagan
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish becán m (“a little, small quantity”)[1] (compare Scottish Gaelic beagan, Manx beggan). By surface analysis, beag (“small, little”) + -án.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /bʲəˈɡɑːn̪ˠ/, [bʲəˈɡɑ̃ːn̪ˠ][2]
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɞɡɑːn/[3]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɨ̞ɡanˠ/, /ˈbʲɨ̞ɡan̪ˠ/[4]
Noun edit
beagán m (genitive singular beagáin, nominative plural beagáin)
- a little, a bit (small amount) [+genitive]
- a few [+genitive]
- i mbeagán focal ― in a few words
- Níl ach beagán cairde aige.
- He has only a few friends.
Declension edit
Declension of beagán
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
Adverb edit
beagán
Mutation edit
| 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. | ||
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “becán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 58
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 44
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 52
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beagán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Northern Sami edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
beagán