beag-

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”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
beag-	bheag-	mbeag-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "beag-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.