beag-

See also: beag

Irish

Etymology

From beag (“little, small; few”, adjective).

Prefix

beag-

1. small

   ‎beag- + ‎méid (“amount, quantity, extent, degree, number”) → ‎beagmhéid (“smallness”)

2. -less

   ‎beag- + ‎cúiteamh (“recompense, compensation”) → ‎beagchúiteamh (“thanklessness”)

3. un-, in-

   ‎beag- + ‎cainteach (“talkative; chatty”) → ‎beagchainteach (“silent, taciturn”)

   ‎beag- + ‎eaglach (“fearful, afraid; apprehensive, timid”) → ‎beageaglach (“fearless”)

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with beag-

Mutation

Mutated forms of beag-

radical	lenition	eclipsis
beag-	bheag-	mbeag-

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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