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beag



beag
small


Definitions

Irish > English
beag
     1. adj. small, little
     2. adj.          (size, amount, extent, degree)
     3. adj.          junior, lesser, minor
     4. adj.          (hypocoristic)
     5. adj.          (deprecatory)
     6. adj.          (of late, recent, time)
     7. adj. few (with a singular noun)
           Is beag áit is deise. - There are few places that are nicer.
           le blianta beaga anuas - for the past few years
     8. n-m. little; small amount
     9. n-m. (with copula) few

Example Sentences

Tá an teach beag
    The house is small.



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