Definitions For Beag

Adjective

{{gd-adj, gsm=big, pl=beaga, gsf=bige, comp=bige, comp2=lugha}} small, little, short, diminutive : {{uxi, gd, duine beag, a small man}} : {{uxi, gd, ùine bheag, a short time}} disagreeable : {{uxi, gd, Is beag orm thu., I hate you., lit=You are disagreeable to me.}} light, trifling, insignificant : {{uxi, gd, Is beag seo., This is a trifling thing.}} young : {{uxi, gd, na sionnaich bheaga, the young foxes}} sordid, miserly, niggardly : {{uxi, gd, Is beag sin de Ghàidhlig., That is a poor sort of Gaelic.}} : {{uxi, gd, Tha e fìor bheag 'n a nàdar., He has a very niggardly disposition.}}

Declension

{{gd-decl-adj-1, b, eag, ig}}

Synonyms

{{l, gd, bìodach}} {{l, gd, mean}} {{l, gd, meanbh}} {{l, gd, mion}}

Derived terms

{{col-auto, gd }}

Noun

{{ang-noun, m, head=bēag}} circular object worn on the body, especially one made of gold or silver: ring, armlet, crown, collar

Usage notes

Since {{w, Proto-Germanic}} times, different kinds of bēag were often disambiguated with compounds: earmbēag, , armlet, hēafodbēag, , crown, swēorbēag, , collar. *Fingerbēag is not attested and may not have existed, perhaps because hring was already a specific word for "ring." During the 10th century, cynehelm begins to become the normal word for "crown."

Declension

{{ang-decl-noun-a-m, bēag}}

Derived terms

{{col-auto, ang }}

Related terms

{{col-auto, ang }}

Descendants

{{desc, enm, beigh, beiȝ, bē, biȝ, by}} {{desc, en, bee}} {{desc, en, beag, lbor=1}} {{topics, ang, Jewelry}}

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From {{der, gd, sga, bec, t=small, little}}{{R:DIL, 5512, head=bec}} (compare {{cog, gv, beg}}, {{cog, ga, beag}}), from {{der, gd, cel-pro, *biggos, t=small}} (compare {{cog, br, bic'han, bic’han}} and {{cog, cy, bach}}, bychan).

Anagrams

Bega, EGBA, Egba, Gabe, bega

Mutation

{{gd-mut-cons, b, eag}}

Alternative forms

{{alter, ang, bēah}}