beggan
See also: béggan
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish becán m (“a little, small quantity”) (compare Irish beagán, Scottish Gaelic beagan); synchronically, beg (“small”) + -an
Noun
beggan m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
- a little bit
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
beggan | veggan | meggan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- “becán” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.