beoga
Irish
Alternative forms
- beodhúil
- beoganta
Etymology
Compare Old Irish béodae (“living, animate; lively, active, vigorous”).
Adjective
beoga
- lively, sprightly
- vivid
Derived terms
- beogacht f (“liveliness, vitality”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
beoga | bheoga | mbeoga |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "beoga" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.