beag
Irish (Donegal)
/bʲɔɡ/, /bʲɞɡ/, /bʲɛɡ/
adj
Definitions
- small, little
- few often with a singular noun in Irish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish bec (small, little) inherited from Proto-Celtic *bikkos (small).
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*bikkos
Gloss
small
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
小
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Vaughn English
- *peccuīnus Latin
- empequeñecer Spanish, Castilian
- pequeñajo Spanish, Castilian
- pequeño Spanish, Castilian
- pequeñuelo Spanish, Castilian
- pequeñín Spanish, Castilian
- beagaigh Irish
- beagnach Irish
- beagán Irish
- nach Irish
- pequeneiro Galician
- pequeniño Galician
- pequeno Galician
- pequerrecho Galician
- Arth Fach Welsh
- bach Welsh
- bychan Welsh
- cacen fach Welsh
- carfil bach Welsh
- cilfach Welsh
- cromfach Welsh
- picen fach Welsh
- tŷ bach Welsh
- bec Old Irish
- becán Old Irish
- beag Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- beag bìodach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- beagan Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- beg Manx
- beggan Manx
- pihangne Norman
- pequeno Old Portuguese
- *bikkos Proto-Celtic
- bihan Breton
- *bɨx Proto-Brythonic